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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 Dermott, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dermott 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 Dermott:
- 32.854549, -101.015679
- 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 Dermott
- 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 Scurry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scurry County
- Since Dermott is near Kent County and also Garza County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kent County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Garza 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 Dermott
Communities Also Named Dermott ...
We found two communities that are also named Dermott.
Within Texas, the name Dermott is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Chicot County
- This Dermott is located in Chicot County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the east of the Dermott that is located in Scurry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chicot County community of Dermott.
- Missouri
- Webster County
- This Dermott is located in Webster County and lies 552 miles [888.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Dermott that is located in Scurry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Dermott.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dermott ...
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.
- Brand
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Brand is located in Scurry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
- China Grove
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- China Grove is located in Scurry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Fullerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fullerville is located in Scurry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fullerville
- Hobbs
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Hobbs is located in Fisher County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
- Ira
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Justiceburg
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Knapp
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Knapp is located in Scurry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
- Polar
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Polar is located in Kent County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polar
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Scurry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Dermott 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 community such as Dermott to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dermott and extending to:
- Snyder, which is the Seat of Scurry County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dermott to Snyder, 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 262 miles [421.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,400 miles [2,253.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,878 miles [12,678.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,765 miles [9,277.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dermott) 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 Dermott 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 Dermott. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8545, Longitude: -101.0157 In this case, the coordinates for Dermott have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.839 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.914 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.596 degrees. |
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