Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Stegall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stegall and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Stegall
- 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 Stegall:
- 34.003524, -102.95668
- 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 Stegall
- 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 Bailey County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bailey County
- Since Stegall is near Roosevelt County and also Cochran County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Roosevelt County
- eBird sighting report for Cochran 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 Stegall ...
We found four communities that share the name Stegall.
Within Texas, the name Stegall is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Louisiana
- Nebraska
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stegall ...
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.
- Arch ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Circleback
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Circleback have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleback
- Circleback is located in Bailey County
- Goodland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Inez ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Lingo ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest) - Longs ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Maple
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
- Maple is located in Bailey County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maple <3>
- Needmore
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Rogers ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
How Far From Stegall 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 Stegall to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stegall and extending to:
- Muleshoe, which is the Seat of Bailey County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Stegall to Muleshoe, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 399 miles [642.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,473 miles [2,370.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,887 miles [12,692.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,783 miles [9,306.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Stegall. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stegall) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stegall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0035, Longitude: -102.9567 |
| <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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Stegall to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.379 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.872 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.445 degrees. |