Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Seven L 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 L Crossing:
  • 34.188966, -99.874821
  • 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 Seven L 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 Hardeman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardeman County
  • Since Seven L Crossing is near Foard County and also Cottle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Foard County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cottle 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 Seven L Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seven L 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.

• Acme ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Acme is located in Hardeman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
• Eldorado
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Eldorado is located in Jackson County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 401 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eldorado <1>
• Farmers Valley
  (23 miles [37 km] to the east)
  • Farmers Valley is located in Wilbarger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmers Valley
• Hackberry
  (23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
  • Hackberry is located in Cottle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
• Jacobs ‑ Historic
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Jacobs is located in Cottle County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacobs
• Lincoln
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Lincoln is located in Jackson County (OK)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
• Margaret
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Margaret is located in Foard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaret
• Medicine Mound ‑ Historic
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Medicine Mound is located in Hardeman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medicine Mound
• Punkin Center
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Punkin Center is located in Hardeman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
• Wheatland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Wheatland is located in Hardeman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheatland
• Willowview
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Willowview is located in Hardeman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowview

How Far From Seven L 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 Seven L Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Quanah, which is the Seat of Hardeman County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Seven L Crossing to Quanah, 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 298 miles [479.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,304 miles [2,098.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,020 miles [11,297.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,765 miles [12,496.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,653 miles [9,097.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'