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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bell County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Pettibone

Communities Also Named Pettibone ...

We found one communities that are also named 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 ...
  • North Dakota
    • Kidder County
    • This Pettibone is located in Kidder County and lies 1,130 miles [1,818.6 km]<1> to the north of the Pettibone that is located in Milam County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kidder County community of Pettibone.

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)
  • Bowers is located in Milam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
• Elm Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Elm Ridge is located in Milam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Ridge
• Leedale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Leedale is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leedale
• Meeks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Meeks is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
• Minerva
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Minerva is located in Milam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
• New Colony
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • New Colony is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Colony
• Rogers
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Rogers is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers <2>
• Sharp
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sharp is located in Milam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
• Silver City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver City is located in Milam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City

How Far From Pettibone to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,703 miles [9,178.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'