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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 Westway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westway 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 Westway:
- 34.823952, -102.546321
- 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 Westway
- 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 Deaf Smith County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Deaf Smith County
- Since Westway is near Castro County and also Parmer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Castro County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Parmer 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 Westway
Communities Also Named Westway ...
We found one communities that are also named Westway.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Westway.
Beyond Texas.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- El Paso County
- This Westway is located in El Paso County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Westway that is located in Deaf Smith County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Westway.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westway ...
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.
- Bootleg
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Bootleg is located in Deaf Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bootleg
- Dawn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Easter
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Easter is located in Castro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easter
- Flagg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Flagg is located in Castro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
- Ford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ford is located in Deaf Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford
- Hub
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hub is located in Parmer County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub
- Joel
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Joel is located in Deaf Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joel
- Jumbo
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Jumbo is located in Castro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jumbo
How Far From Westway 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 Westway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westway and extending to:
- Hereford, which is the Seat of Deaf Smith County, lies just to the East.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Westway to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,432 miles [2,304.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 82 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,076 miles [11,387.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,828 miles [12,597.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,725 miles [9,213.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Westway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Westway 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 Westway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8240, Longitude: -102.5463 In this case, the coordinates for Westway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 324.194 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.747 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.178 degrees. |
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