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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 DISH, we use the following websites to find information relevant to DISH 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 DISH:
    • 33.136177, -97.299885
    • 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 DISH
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near DISH ...

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.

  • Argyle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bluett
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bryan
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bryan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
    • Bryan is located in Wise County
  • Corral City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corral City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corral City
    • Corral City is located in Denton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 52 people
  • Drop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drop have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drop
    • Drop is located in Denton County
  • Elizabethtown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Justin
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Justin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Justin
    • Justin is located in Denton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,718 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Justin <1>
  • Ponder
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ponder have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponder
    • Ponder is located in Denton County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,415 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ponder <1>
  • Stony
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

How Far From DISH 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 town such as DISH to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in DISH and extending to:

  • Denton, which is the Seat of Denton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from DISH to Denton, with an average speed<4> 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 199 miles [320.3 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 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,984 miles [11,239.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,720 miles [12,424.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,601 miles [9,013.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Denton County: www.co.denton.tx.us/

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

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>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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- DISH) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in DISH. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1362, Longitude: -97.2999    
<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 DISH 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 320.324 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.981 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.847 degrees.




 

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