Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sligo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sligo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sligo
- 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 Sligo:
- 33.045657, -102.698258
- 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 Sligo
- 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 Yoakum County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Yoakum County
- Since Sligo is near Gaines County and also Terry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gaines County
- eBird sighting report for Terry 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 Sligo ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Sligo.
Within Texas, the name Sligo is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Missouri
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Sligo [Crawford County].
- Dent County
- This Sligo is located in Dent County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Sligo that is located in Yoakum County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dent County community of Sligo.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Clinton County
- This Sligo is located in Clinton County and lies 1,132 miles [1,821.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Sligo that is located in Yoakum County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Sligo.
- Guernsey County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Sligo [Guernsey County].
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Sligo is located in Allegheny County and lies 1,370 miles [2,204.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Sligo that is located in Yoakum County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Sligo.
- Clarion County
- This Sligo is located in Clarion County and lies 1,388 miles [2,233.8 km] to the east northeast of the Sligo that is located in Yoakum County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarion County community of Sligo.
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sligo ...
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.
- Allred
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Loop
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loop
- Loop is located in Gaines County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Loop <5>
- Needmore
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Plains
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains
- Plains is located in Yoakum County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,655 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plains <5>
- Pleasant Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Yoakum County
- Prairieview ‑ Historic
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairieview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairieview
- Prairieview is located in Lea County (NM)
- Seagraves
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seagraves
- Seagraves is located in Gaines County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,994 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seagraves <5>
- Sundown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sundown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sundown
- Sundown is located in Hockley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,414 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sundown <5>
- Union
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Sligo 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 Sligo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sligo and extending to:
- Plains, which is the Seat of Yoakum County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sligo to Plains, with an average speed<6> 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 348 miles [560.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,484 miles [2,388.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,180 miles [11,555.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,929 miles [12,760.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,822 miles [9,369.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sligo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Sligo, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sligo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sligo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0457, Longitude: -102.6983 In this case, the coordinates for Sligo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Sligo could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Sligo to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.057 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.381 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.387 degrees. |