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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 Mahomet, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mahomet 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 Mahomet:
- 30.821850, -97.931963
- 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 Mahomet
- 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 Burnet County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burnet County
- Since Mahomet is near Williamson County and also Bell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bell 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 Mahomet
Communities Also Named Mahomet ...
We found one communities that are also named Mahomet.
Within Texas, the name Mahomet is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Mahomet in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Champaign County
- This Mahomet is located in Champaign County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mahomet that is located in Burnet County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Champaign County community of Mahomet.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mahomet ...
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.
- Ding Dong
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Ding Dong is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ding Dong
- Florence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Greens Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greens Crossing is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Crossing
- Hunt Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hunt Crossing is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Crossing
- Jinks Branch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Jinks Branch is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jinks Branch
- Joppa
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Joppa is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
- Liberty Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oatmeal
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Shady Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sun City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sun City is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
- Sunnylane
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnylane is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnylane
How Far From Mahomet 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 Mahomet to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mahomet and extending to:
- Burnet, which is the Seat of Burnet County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mahomet to Burnet, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 39 miles [62.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,304 miles [2,098.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,862 miles [12,652.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,740 miles [9,237.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Mahomet) 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 Mahomet 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 Mahomet. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8219, Longitude: -97.9320 In this case, the coordinates for Mahomet have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.428 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.815 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.355 degrees. |
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