Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Slab Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Slab Crossing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Slab 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 Slab Crossing:
- 31.526046, -98.081266
- 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 Slab 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Since Slab Crossing is near Coryell County and also Lampasas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Coryell County
- eBird sighting report for Lampasas 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
Communities Also Named Slab Crossing ...
We found one communities that share the name Slab Crossing.
Within Texas, the name Slab Crossing is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Slab Crossing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Montana
- Roosevelt County
- This Slab Crossing is located in Roosevelt County and lies 1,208 miles [1,944.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Slab Crossing that is located in Hamilton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roosevelt County community of Slab Crossing.
- Montana
Curious and Interesting Names Near Slab 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.
- Aleman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Bee House
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee House
- Bee House is located in Coryell County
- Ireland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
- Ireland is located in Coryell County
- King
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Ohio ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Parsley Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parsley Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsley Crossing
- Parsley Crossing is located in Hamilton County
- Pearl
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Star
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Star is located in Mills County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Star <3>
- Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Slab 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 Slab 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<4> community of Slab Crossing once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Slab Crossing and extending to:
- Hamilton, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Slab Crossing to Hamilton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 89 miles [143.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,287 miles [2,071.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,099 miles [11,424.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,833 miles [12,606 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,712 miles [9,192.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Slab Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Slab Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5260, Longitude: -98.0813 |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Slab Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Slab Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.632 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.143 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.36 degrees. |