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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 Authon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Authon 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 Authon:
- 32.868819, -97.944529
- 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 Authon
- 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 Parker County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Parker County
- Since Authon is near Palo Pinto County and also Jack County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Palo Pinto County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jack 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 Authon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Authon ...
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.
- Adell
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Advance
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Advance is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
- Cool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cool is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool
- Population from the 2020 Census: 191 people
- Fox
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Fox is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mineral Wells
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Poolville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Salesville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Authon 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 Authon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Authon and extending to:
- Weatherford, which is the Seat of Parker County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Authon to Weatherford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 180 miles [289.7 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,238 miles [1,992.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,022 miles [11,300.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,759 miles [12,486.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,640 miles [9,076.7 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Authon) 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 Authon 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 Authon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8688, Longitude: -97.9445 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.725 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.419 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.169 degrees. |
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