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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 Ector, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ector 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 Ector:
- 33.577077, -96.273274
- 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 Ector
- 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 Fannin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
- Since Ector is near Grayson County and also Bryan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bryan 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 Ector
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ector ...
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.
- Anthony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Anthony is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anthony
- Cotton Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton Center is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Center
- English
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- English is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Enterprise
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Enterprise is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Kentucky Town
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Mulberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Orangeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Randolph
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Rogers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
- Union Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Union Hill is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
How Far From Ector 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 city such as Ector to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ector and extending to:
- Bonham, which is the Seat of Fannin County, lies just to the East.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Ector to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,129 miles [1,816.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,658 miles [12,324.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,537 miles [8,910.9 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 '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- Ector) 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 Ector 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 Ector. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5771, Longitude: -96.2733 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.688 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.291 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.33 degrees. |
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