Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Three Corner Windmill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Three Corner Windmill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Three Corner Windmill
- 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 Three Corner Windmill:
- 31.635409, -103.060160
- 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 Three Corner Windmill
- 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 Ward County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ward County
- Since Three Corner Windmill is near Winkler County and also Ector County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Winkler County
- eBird sighting report for Ector 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Three Corner Windmill ...
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.
- Badger ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east) - Cheyenne
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheyenne
- Cheyenne is located in Winkler County
- Grandfalls
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandfalls have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandfalls
- Grandfalls is located in Ward County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 403 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandfalls <2>
- Kermit
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Kermit is located in Winkler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,367 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kermit <2>
- Notrees
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notrees have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notrees
- Notrees is located in Ector County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notrees <2>
- Royalty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalty
- Royalty is located in Ward County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royalty <2>
- Wink
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wink
- Wink is located in Winkler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,014 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wink <2>
- Woody ‑ Historic
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
How Far From Three Corner Windmill 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 Three Corner Windmill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Three Corner Windmill and extending to:
- Monahans, which is the Seat of Ward County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<4> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Three Corner Windmill to Monahans, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 328 miles [527.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,544 miles [2,484.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 88 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,019 miles [12,905.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,908 miles [9,508 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Three Corner Windmill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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- Three Corner Windmill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Three Corner Windmill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6354, Longitude: -103.0602 In this case, the coordinates for Three Corner Windmill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Three Corner Windmill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.099 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.268 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.645 degrees. |