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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 Electric City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Electric City 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 Electric City:
- 35.710320, -101.412944
- 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 Electric City
- 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 Hutchinson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hutchinson County
- Since Electric City is near Carson County and also Hansford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hansford 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 Electric City
Communities Also Named Electric City ...
We found two communities that are also named Electric City.
Within Texas, the name Electric City is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Tuscarawas County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Tuscarawas County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Electric City.
- Washington
- Grant County
- This Electric City is located in Grant County and lies 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Electric City that is located in Hutchinson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Electric City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Electric City ...
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.
- Deal
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Deal is located in Carson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deal
- Kingsmill ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsmill is located in Gray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsmill
- Kingsmill Camp
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Kingsmill Camp is located in Gray County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsmill Camp
- Morse
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Oil City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Oil City is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
- Panhandle
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Pringle
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Pringle is located in Hutchinson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle
- Wayside
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Wayside is located in Roberts County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
How Far From Electric City to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Electric City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Electric City and extending to:
- Stinnett, which is the Seat of Hutchinson County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Electric City to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 25 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,352 miles [2,175.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,740 miles [12,456.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,637 miles [9,071.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Electric City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Electric City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Electric City 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 Electric City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7103, Longitude: -101.4129 In this case, the coordinates for Electric City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.492 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.021 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.532 degrees. |
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