Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ebony, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ebony and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ebony
- 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 Ebony:
- 31.502754, -98.897987
- 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 Ebony
- 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 Mills County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mills County
- Since Ebony is near Brown County and also San Saba County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Brown County
- eBird sighting report for San Saba 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Ebony ...
We found two communities that share the name Ebony.
Within Texas, the name Ebony is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ebony ...
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.
- Blanket Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blanket Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blanket Springs
- Blanket Springs is located in Mills County
- Buffalo
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Duke Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Duke Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Crossing
- Duke Crossing is located in Mills County
- Elm Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Indian Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Indian Creek is located in Brown County
- Keys Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
- Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
- Locker ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
- Locker is located in San Saba County
- Regency ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
- Ridge is located in Mills County
- Tenmile Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenmile Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Crossing
- Tenmile Crossing is located in Brown County
How Far From Ebony 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 Ebony to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Ebony once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Ebony and extending to:
- Goldthwaite, which is the Seat of Mills County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Ebony to Goldthwaite, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,330 miles [2,140.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,867 miles [12,660.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,746 miles [9,247.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Ebony) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ebony. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5028, Longitude: -98.8980 In this case, the coordinates for Ebony have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Ebony, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Ebony 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 321.181 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.788 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.727 degrees. |