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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pidcoke, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pidcoke and the surrounding area.
- 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 Pidcoke:
- 31.279057, -97.888358
- 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 Pidcoke
- 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 Coryell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coryell County
- Since Pidcoke is near Bell County and also Lampasas 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 Lampasas 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 Pidcoke
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pidcoke ...
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.
- Antelope Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Antelope Crossing is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Crossing
- Bee House
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Bee House is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House
- Curry Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Curry Crossing is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Crossing
- Flat
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Gatesville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- House Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- House Crossing is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House Crossing
- King
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- King is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mason Crossing is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Crossing
- Middle Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Middle Crossing is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Crossing
- Mound
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Pearl
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Pearl is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
How Far From Pidcoke to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pidcoke to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pidcoke and extending to:
- Gatesville, which is the Seat of Coryell County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pidcoke to Gatesville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,286 miles [2,069.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,105 miles [11,434.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,838 miles [12,614 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,716 miles [9,199 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pidcoke) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pidcoke to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pidcoke. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.2791, Longitude: -97.8884 In this case, the coordinates for Pidcoke have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.467 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.917 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.296 degrees. |
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