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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 Smyer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smyer 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 Smyer:
- 33.587327, -102.163420
- 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 Smyer
- 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 Hockley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hockley County
- Since Smyer is near Lubbock County and also Terry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lubbock County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Smyer
Communities Also Named Smyer ...
We found one communities that are also named Smyer.
Within Texas, the name Smyer is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Smyer in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Clarke County
- This Smyer is located in Clarke County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km]<1> to the east of the Smyer that is located in Hockley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Smyer.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smyer ...
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.
- Hurlwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Hurlwood is located in Lubbock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurlwood
- Lakeview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Lakeview is located in Lynn County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Levelland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Lockettville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lockettville is located in Hockley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockettville
- Meadow
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Needmore
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Needmore is located in Terry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Ropesville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Roundup
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Roundup is located in Hockley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundup
- Slide
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Slide is located in Lubbock County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slide
- Sundown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Smyer 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 town such as Smyer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smyer and extending to:
- Levelland, which is the Seat of Hockley County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Smyer to Levelland, with an average speed<3> 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 345 miles [555.2 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 1,441 miles [2,319.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 82 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,132 miles [11,477.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,881 miles [12,683.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,773 miles [9,290.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Smyer) 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 Smyer 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 Smyer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5873, Longitude: -102.1634 In this case, the coordinates for Smyer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.753 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.083 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.089 degrees. |
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