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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 White Deer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Deer 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 White Deer:
- 35.432456, -101.171343
- 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 White Deer
- 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 Carson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carson County
- Since White Deer is near Gray County and also Hutchinson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gray County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hutchinson 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 White Deer
Communities Also Named White Deer ...
We found two communities that are also named White Deer.
Within Texas, the name White Deer is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Union County
- This White Deer is located in Union County and lies 1,368 miles [2,201.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the White Deer that is located in Carson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of White Deer.
- Quebec
- This White Deer lies 1,512 miles [2,433.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the White Deer that is located in Carson County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near White Deer ...
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.
- Groom
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Heaton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Heaton is located in Gray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
- Hoover
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
- Hoover is located in Gray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Kingsmill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsmill is located in Gray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsmill
- Kingsmill Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsmill Camp is located in Gray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsmill Camp
- Lark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Lark is located in Carson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lark
- Lee
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lee is located in Carson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee
- Panhandle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Wayside
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Wayside is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
How Far From White Deer 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 town such as White Deer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Deer and extending to:
- Panhandle, which is the Seat of Carson County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from White Deer to Panhandle, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 408 miles [656.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,345 miles [2,164.6 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 6,996 miles [11,259 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,746 miles [12,466 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,642 miles [9,079.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White Deer) 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 White Deer 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 White Deer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4325, Longitude: -101.1713 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.287 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.747 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.441 degrees. |
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