Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Purves:
  • 32.003479, -98.270319
  • 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 Purves

• 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 Erath County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erath County
  • Since Purves is near Comanche County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Comanche County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Purves

Communities Also Named Purves ...

We found one communities that are also named Purves.

Within Texas, the name Purves is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Purves in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Manitoba
    • This Purves lies 1,182 miles [1,902.2 km]<1> to the north of the Purves that is located in Erath County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Purves ...

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.

• Cottonwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cottonwood is located in Erath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
• Dublin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Dublin is located in Erath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,552 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <2>
• Edna Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Edna Hill is located in Erath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna Hill
• Hazeldell
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hazeldell is located in Comanche County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazeldell
• Highland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Highland is located in Erath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
• Springtown
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Springtown is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
• Sunshine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunshine is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
• Welcome Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Welcome Valley is located in Erath County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome Valley

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Purves and extending to:

• Stephenville, which is the Seat of Erath County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Purves to Stephenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 123 miles [197.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,080 miles [11,394.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,816 miles [12,578.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,696 miles [9,166.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'