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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 Fort Gates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fort Gates 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 Fort Gates:
- 31.399610, -97.707799
- 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 Fort Gates
- 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 Coryell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coryell County
- Since Fort Gates is near Bell County and also Bosque County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bosque 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 Fort Gates
Communities Also Named Fort Gates ...
We found one communities that are also named Fort Gates.
Within Texas, the name Fort Gates is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Fort Gates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Putnam County
- This Fort Gates is located in Putnam County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<1> to the east of the Fort Gates that is located in Coryell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Fort Gates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fort Gates ...
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.
- Cold Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cold Springs is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
- Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Gatesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- King
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- King is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King
- Leon Junction
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lime City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Lime City is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime City
- Mason Crossing ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Mason Crossing is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Crossing
- Middle Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Middle Crossing is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Crossing
- Mound
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan Grove ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Pecan Grove is located in Coryell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
How Far From Fort Gates 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 city such as Fort Gates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fort Gates and extending to:
- Gatesville, which is the Seat of Coryell County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Fort Gates to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,272 miles [2,047.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,091 miles [11,411.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,824 miles [12,591.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,702 miles [9,176.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fort Gates) 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 Fort Gates 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 Fort Gates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3996, Longitude: -97.7078 In this case, the coordinates for Fort Gates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.363 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.81 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.205 degrees. |
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