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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 Sixmile Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sixmile Crossing 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 Sixmile Crossing:
- 31.469051, -100.341756
- 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 Sixmile 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 Tom Green County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tom Green County
- Since Sixmile Crossing is near Runnels County and also Concho County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Runnels County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Concho 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 Sixmile Crossing
Communities Also Named Sixmile Crossing ...
We found one communities that are also named Sixmile Crossing.
Within Texas, the name Sixmile Crossing is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Sixmile Crossing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Powder River County
- This Sixmile Crossing is located in Powder River County and lies 1,015 miles [1,633.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sixmile Crossing that is located in Tom Green County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powder River County community of Sixmile Crossing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sixmile 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.
- Grape Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Grape Creek is located in Tom Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grape Creek
- Harriet
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Harriet is located in Tom Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriet
- Knickerbocker
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Miles
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Paint Rock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Pecan Mott
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pecan Mott is located in Coke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Mott
- Seventeen Mile Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sixteen Mile Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sixteen Mile Crossing is located in Tom Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Mile Crossing
- Water Valley
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Sixmile 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 Sixmile Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sixmile Crossing and extending to:
- San Angelo, which is the Seat of Tom Green County, lies just to the West.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Sixmile Crossing to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,406 miles [2,262.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,185 miles [11,563.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,925 miles [12,754.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,807 miles [9,345.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sixmile Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sixmile Crossing 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 Sixmile Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4691, Longitude: -100.3418 In this case, the coordinates for Sixmile Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.165 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.949 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.386 degrees. |
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