Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Titley:
  • 30.483491, -103.588789
  • 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 Titley

• 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 Brewster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brewster County
  • Since Titley is near Jeff Davis County and also San Patricio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jeff Davis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Patricio 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 Titley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Titley ...

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.

• Alpine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Alpine is located in Brewster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <1>
• Chancellor
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Chancellor is located in Pecos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancellor
• Corner Windmill
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Corner Windmill is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Windmill
• Edwards Place
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Edwards Place is located in Brewster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Place
• Fourmile Crossing
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fourmile Crossing is located in Brewster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmile Crossing
• Marathon
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Marathon is located in Brewster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marathon
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marathon <1>
• Mitchell Place
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mitchell Place is located in Brewster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Place
• Saltlick Mill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Saltlick Mill is located in Jeff Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltlick Mill
• Youngblood Place
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Youngblood Place is located in Brewster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood Place

How Far From Titley 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 community such as Titley to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Titley and extending to:

• Alpine, which is the Seat of Brewster County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Titley to Alpine, with an average speed<3> 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 348 miles [560.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,608 miles [2,587.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 92 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,354 miles [11,835.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,100 miles [13,035.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,988 miles [9,636.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'