Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sedwick:
  • 32.603178, -99.204520
  • 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 Sedwick

• 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 Shackelford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shackelford County
  • Since Sedwick is near Eastland County and also Stephens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Eastland County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stephens 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 Sedwick

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sedwick ...

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.

• Admiral
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
  • Admiral is located in Callahan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Admiral
• Clyde
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Clyde is located in Callahan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <1>
• Crystal Falls
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Crystal Falls is located in Stephens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Falls
• Eureka
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Eureka is located in Shackelford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
• Gunsight ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Gunsight is located in Stephens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunsight
• Harpersville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Harpersville is located in Stephens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpersville
• Mitchell
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Mitchell is located in Eastland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
• Necessity
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Necessity is located in Stephens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity
• Nimrod ‑ Historic
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
  • Nimrod is located in Eastland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sedwick and extending to:

• Albany, which is the Seat of Shackelford County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sedwick to Albany, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,312 miles [2,111.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,082 miles [11,397.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,822 miles [12,588.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,704 miles [9,179.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'