Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sterling City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sterling City and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sterling City

• 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 Sterling City:
  • 31.839142, -100.985950
  • 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 Sterling City

• 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 Sterling County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sterling County
  • Since Sterling City is near Tom Green County and also Coke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tom Green County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coke 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 Sterling City

Communities Also Named Sterling City ...

We found one communities that are also named Sterling City.

Within Texas, the name Sterling City is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Sterling City in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Connecticut
    • New London County
    • This Sterling City is located in New London County and lies 1,709 miles [2,750.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sterling City that is located in Sterling County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Sterling City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sterling City ...

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.

• Broome
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Broome is located in Sterling County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome
• Edith
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
  • Edith is located in Coke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
• Garden City
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
  • Garden City is located in Glasscock County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <2>
• Otis Chalk ‑ Historic
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Otis Chalk is located in Howard County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis Chalk
• Pecan Crossing
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
  • Pecan Crossing is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Crossing
• Robert Lee
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Robert Lee is located in Coke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Lee
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,032 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robert Lee <2>
• Silver ‑ Historic
  (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver is located in Coke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silver <2>
• Spade
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
  • Spade is located in Mitchell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade
• Water Valley
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Water Valley is located in Tom Green County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <2>

How Far From Sterling City 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 city such as Sterling City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sterling City and extending to:

• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Sterling City to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,428 miles [2,298.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 82 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,188 miles [11,568 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,930 miles [12,762.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,815 miles [9,358.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'