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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 Shaufler, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shaufler 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 Shaufler:
- 32.402343, -100.437605
- 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 Shaufler
- 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 Nolan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nolan County
- Since Shaufler is near Fisher County and also Mitchell 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 Mitchell 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 Shaufler
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shaufler ...
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.
- Blair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Blair is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
- Center
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Center is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Champion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Champion is located in Nolan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
- China Grove
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- China Grove is located in Scurry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Cross Roads
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Cross Roads is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Fisher
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Fisher is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
- Happy Valley
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Happy Valley is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Hobbs
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Hobbs is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
- Longworth
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Longworth is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longworth
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Maryneal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Mount Pleasant
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Taylor County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Noodle
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Noodle is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noodle
- Pledger
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Pledger is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pledger
- Silver ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sweetwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Shaufler 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 Shaufler to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shaufler and extending to:
- Sweetwater, which is the Seat of Nolan County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Shaufler to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,382 miles [2,224.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,137 miles [11,485.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,880 miles [12,681.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,764 miles [9,276.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shaufler) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Shaufler 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 Shaufler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4023, Longitude: -100.4376 In this case, the coordinates for Shaufler have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.37 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.305 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.36 degrees. |
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