Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sunray, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunray and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sunray
- 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 Sunray:
- 36.018046, -101.824470
- 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 Sunray
- 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 Moore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Moore County
- Since Sunray is near Sherman County and also Hutchinson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sherman County
- eBird sighting report for Hutchinson 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 Sunray ...
We found three communities that share the name Sunray.
Within Texas, the name Sunray is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oklahoma
- Utah
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunray ...
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.
- Cactus
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cactus have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cactus
- Cactus is located in Moore County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,235 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cactus <3>
- Four Way
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Irwin
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest) - Morse
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morse have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morse
- Morse is located in Hansford County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morse <3>
- Oil City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast) - Pringle
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
- Pringle is located in Hutchinson County
How Far From Sunray 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 city such as Sunray to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunray and extending to:
- Dumas, which is the Seat of Moore County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sunray to Dumas, 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 461 miles [741.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,985 miles [11,241.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,738 miles [12,453.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,637 miles [9,071.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunray. 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 '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- Sunray) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunray. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0180, Longitude: -101.8245 In this case, the coordinates for Sunray have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sunray 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 323.822 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.446 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.707 degrees. |