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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 Tubbs Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tubbs Corner 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 Tubbs Corner:
- 31.382640, -102.617092
- 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 Tubbs Corner
- 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 Crane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Crane County
- Since Tubbs Corner is near Pecos County and also Ward County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pecos County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Tubbs Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tubbs Corner ...
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.
- Arcade
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Arcade is located in Ector County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arcade
- Badger ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Badger is located in Ector County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Badger
- Crane
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Grandfalls
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Horsehead Crossing ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Horsehead Crossing is located in Crane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsehead Crossing
- Imperial
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Farms
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Farms is located in Ector County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Farms
- Royalty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
How Far From Tubbs Corner 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 Tubbs Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tubbs Corner and extending to:
- Crane, which is the Seat of Crane County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Tubbs Corner to Crane, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 299 miles [481.2 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 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,528 miles [2,459.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 60 days and walking would take 87 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,270 miles [11,699.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,016 miles [12,900.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,903 miles [9,500 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Tubbs Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Tubbs Corner 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 Tubbs Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3826, Longitude: -102.6171 In this case, the coordinates for Tubbs Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.743 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.815 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.448 degrees. |
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