Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Seven Heart Crossing:
  • 31.163470, -104.024079
  • 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 Seven Heart 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 Reeves County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Reeves County
  • Since Seven Heart Crossing is near Culberson County and also Jeff Davis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Culberson County
  • eBird sighting report for Jeff Davis 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seven Heart 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.

• Corner Windmill
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corner Windmill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Windmill
  • Corner Windmill is located in Jeff Davis County
• Kent ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in Culberson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <2>
• Old Christian Place
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Christian Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Christian Place
  • Old Christian Place is located in Culberson County
• Old House Place
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old House Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old House Place
  • Old House Place is located in Reeves County

How Far From Seven Heart Crossing to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Seven Heart Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Seven Heart Crossing once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Seven Heart Crossing and extending to:

• Pecos, which is the Seat of Reeves County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<4> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Seven Heart Crossing to Pecos, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 377 miles [606.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,609 miles [2,589.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 92 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,331 miles [11,798.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,079 miles [13,001.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,970 miles [9,607.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/