Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Seagraves, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seagraves and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Seagraves
- 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 Seagraves:
- 32.944262, -102.566044
- 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 Seagraves
- 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 Gaines County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gaines County
- Since Seagraves is near Yoakum County and also Terry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yoakum County
- eBird sighting report for Terry 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
Communities Also Named Seagraves ...
We found one communities that share the name Seagraves.
Within Texas, the name Seagraves is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Seagraves in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Seagraves ...
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.
- Allred
(18 miles [29 km] to the west) - Loop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
- Loop is located in Gaines County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loop <3>
- Needmore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast) - Plains
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
- Plains is located in Yoakum County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <3>
- Pleasant Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Yoakum County
- Pride
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the east) - Punkin Center
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Punkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Punkin Center is located in Dawson County
- Sand
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast) - Union
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
How Far From Seagraves 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 city such as Seagraves to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Seagraves and extending to:
- Seminole, which is the Seat of Gaines County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Seagraves to Seminole, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 338 miles [544 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,480 miles [2,381.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,181 miles [11,556.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,930 miles [12,762.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,822 miles [9,369.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seagraves. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Seagraves) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seagraves. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9443, Longitude: -102.5660 |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Seagraves to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.948 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.24 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.33 degrees. |