Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pettibone, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pettibone and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Pettibone
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Pettibone:
- 30.849912, -97.080823
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Pettibone
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Milam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Milam County
- Since Pettibone is near Bell County and also Dickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bell County
- eBird sighting report for Dickens County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Pettibone ...
We found one communities that share the name Pettibone.
Within Texas, the name Pettibone is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Pettibone in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pettibone ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Bowers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Elm Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Leedale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Meeks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Minerva
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- New Colony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Colony
- New Colony is located in Bell County
- Rogers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Rogers is located in Bell County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,253 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <3>
- Sharp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Silver City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Milam County
How Far From Pettibone to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pettibone to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pettibone and extending to:
- Cameron, which is the Seat of Milam County, lies just to the East.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Pettibone to Austin, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,260 miles [2,027.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,097 miles [11,421.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,826 miles [12,594.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,703 miles [9,178.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Pettibone. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pettibone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pettibone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8499, Longitude: -97.0808 In this case, the coordinates for Pettibone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <5> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Pettibone to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.866 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.155 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.981 degrees. |