Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Toyah:
  • 31.313945, -103.792647
  • 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 Toyah

• 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 Reeves County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Reeves County
  • Since Toyah is near Culberson County and also Ward County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Culberson County
  • eBird sighting report for Ward 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 Toyah ...

We found one communities that share the name Toyah.

Within Texas, the name Toyah is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Nevada
    • Nye County
    • This community is historic<1> and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Toyah.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Toyah ...

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.

• Kent ‑ Historic
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent
  • Kent is located in Culberson County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kent <2>
• Locker
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
  • Locker is located in Reeves County
• Old House Place
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old House Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old House Place
  • Old House Place is located in Reeves County
• Seven Heart Crossing ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seven Heart Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Heart Crossing
  • Seven Heart Crossing is located in Reeves County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Toyah and extending to:

• Pecos, which is the Seat of Reeves County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Toyah to Pecos, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 365 miles [587.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,592 miles [2,562.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 63 days and walking would take 91 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,315 miles [11,772.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,063 miles [12,976.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,953 miles [9,580.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Toyah. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/