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

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Walker Crossing
  • 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 Walker Crossing ...

We found one communities that share the name Walker Crossing.

There is one other community in Texas which 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Crossing
    • Hays Crossing is located in Coleman County
  • Knight Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knight Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knight Crossing
    • Knight Crossing is located in McCulloch County
  • Mercury
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mercury have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
    • Mercury is located in McCulloch County
  • Military Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Military Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Military Crossing
    • Military Crossing is located in McCulloch County
  • Mitchell Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Crossing
    • Mitchell Crossing is located in McCulloch County
  • Pear Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Placid
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Placid have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid
    • Placid is located in McCulloch County
  • Rockwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Shields
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shields have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
    • Shields is located in Coleman County
  • Trickham
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
    • Trickham is located in Coleman County
    • 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,769 miles [9,284.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

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

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walker Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walker Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4346, Longitude: -99.3623       In this case, the coordinates for Walker Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Walker Crossing to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.487 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.142 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.942 degrees.









 

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