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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 Red Bluff Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red Bluff Crossing 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 Red Bluff Crossing:
- 32.989824, -100.359830
- 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 Red Bluff Crossing
- 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 Stonewall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stonewall County
- Since Red Bluff Crossing is near Fisher County and also Kent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fisher County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent 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 Red Bluff Crossing
Communities Also Named Red Bluff Crossing ...
We found one communities that are also named Red Bluff Crossing.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Red Bluff Crossing.
Beyond Texas.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Lampasas County
- This Red Bluff Crossing is located in Lampasas County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Red Bluff Crossing that is located in Stonewall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lampasas County community of Red Bluff Crossing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Bluff Crossing ...
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.
- Center
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Center is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Cross Roads
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Roads is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Double Mountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Double Mountain is located in Stonewall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Mountain
- Fisher
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Fisher is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Flat Top
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Flat Top is located in Stonewall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Harmony
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Hobbs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Hobbs is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
- Peacock
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Peacock is located in Stonewall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Pledger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pledger is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pledger
How Far From Red Bluff Crossing 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 Red Bluff Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Red Bluff Crossing and extending to:
- Aspermont, which is the Seat of Stonewall County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Red Bluff Crossing to Aspermont, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 242 miles [389.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,361 miles [2,190.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,102 miles [11,429.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,846 miles [12,626.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,732 miles [9,224.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Red Bluff Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Red Bluff Crossing 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 Red Bluff Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9898, Longitude: -100.3598 In this case, the coordinates for Red Bluff Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.40 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.411 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.276 degrees. |
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