Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Walker Crossing:
  • 31.434605, -99.362278
  • 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 Walker Crossing

• 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 McCulloch County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCulloch County
  • Since Walker Crossing is near Coleman County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coleman County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown 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 Walker Crossing

Communities Also Named Walker Crossing ...

We found one communities that are also named Walker Crossing.

There is one other community in Texas that is also named Walker Crossing.

Beyond Texas.

• Communities Located In Texas ...
  • Houston County
    • This Walker Crossing is located in Houston County and lies 252 miles [405.6 km]<1> to the east of the Walker Crossing that is located in McCulloch County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Walker Crossing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walker Crossing ...

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.

• Hays Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hays Crossing is located in Coleman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Crossing
• Knight Crossing
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Knight Crossing is located in McCulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Crossing
• Mercury
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Mercury is located in McCulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
• Military Crossing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Military Crossing is located in McCulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Crossing
• Mitchell Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mitchell Crossing is located in McCulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Crossing
• Pear Valley
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pear Valley is located in McCulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pear Valley <2>
• Placid
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Placid is located in McCulloch County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid
• Rockwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rockwood is located in Coleman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <2>
• Shields
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Shields is located in Coleman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
• Trickham
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Trickham is located in Coleman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
  • Former name for Trickham:
  • Trick'em

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walker Crossing and extending to:

• Brady, which is the Seat of McCulloch County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Walker Crossing to Brady, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,356 miles [2,182.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,151 miles [11,508.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,888 miles [12,694.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,769 miles [9,284.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'