Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Phillips Camp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Phillips Camp and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Phillips Camp

• 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 Phillips Camp:
  • 36.497527, -101.464050
  • 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 Phillips Camp

• 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 Hansford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Hansford County
  • Since Phillips Camp is near Texas County and also Sherman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Texas County
  • eBird sighting report for Sherman 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Phillips Camp ...

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.

• Hooker
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
  • Hooker is located in Texas County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,843 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooker <1>
• Morse
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
  • Morse is located in Hansford County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse <1>
• Mouser
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mouser have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouser
  • Mouser is located in Texas County (OK)
• Optima
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Optima have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Optima
  • Optima is located in Texas County (OK)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 371 people
• Range
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Range have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
  • Range is located in Texas County (OK)
• Spearman
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearman
  • Spearman is located in Hansford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,178 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spearman <1>
• Straight
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight
  • Straight is located in Texas County (OK)
• Unity
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
  • Unity is located in Texas County (OK)

How Far From Phillips Camp 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 Phillips Camp to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Phillips Camp and extending to:

• Spearman, which is the Seat of Hansford County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Phillips Camp to Spearman, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 480 miles [772.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,340 miles [2,156.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,699 miles [12,390.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,600 miles [9,012.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Phillips Camp. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/