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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 Sturdivant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sturdivant 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 Sturdivant:
- 32.765407, -98.066710
- 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 Sturdivant
- 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 Palo Pinto County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Palo Pinto County
- Since Sturdivant is near Parker County and also Hood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Parker County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hood 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 Sturdivant
Communities Also Named Sturdivant ...
We found three communities that are also named Sturdivant.
Within Texas, the name Sturdivant is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tallapoosa County
- This Sturdivant is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km]<1> to the east of the Sturdivant that is located in Palo Pinto County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Sturdivant.
- Mississippi
- Tallahatchie County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Sturdivant [Tallahatchie County].
- Missouri
- Bollinger County
- This Sturdivant is located in Bollinger County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sturdivant that is located in Palo Pinto County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bollinger County community of Sturdivant.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sturdivant ...
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.
- Adell
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Adell is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
- Cool
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cool is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Dennis
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fox
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fox is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Greenwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Greenwood is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Lone Camp
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Camp is located in Palo Pinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Camp
- Maxwell Crossing
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Maxwell Crossing is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Crossing
- Mineral Wells
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Salesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Salesville is located in Palo Pinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salesville
How Far From Sturdivant to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sturdivant to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sturdivant and extending to:
- Palo Pinto, which is the Seat of Palo Pinto County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Sturdivant to Palo Pinto, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,247 miles [2,006.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,032 miles [11,316.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,769 miles [12,503 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,650 miles [9,092.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Sturdivant) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Sturdivant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Sturdivant 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 Sturdivant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7654, Longitude: -98.0667 In this case, the coordinates for Sturdivant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.794 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.488 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.235 degrees. |
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