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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 Mantu, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mantu 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 Mantu:
- 29.797726, -95.090208
- 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 Mantu
- 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 Harris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Since Mantu is near Chambers County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty 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 Mantu
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mantu ...
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.
- Channelview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cloverleaf
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Delldale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Delldale is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delldale
- Four Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Four Corners is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Gilbert Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gilbert Landing is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Landing
- Ginger Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ginger Green is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Green
- Hidden Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hidden Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
- Link Five
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Link Five is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link Five
- Lynchburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lynchburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Lynchburg Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lynchburg Landing is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg Landing
- Magnolia Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Magnolia Gardens is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
- Pine Trails
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Pine Trails is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Trails
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Quail Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Quail Hollow is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Royalwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Royalwood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalwood
- Shadow Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shadow Glen is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Glen
- Wood Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Wood Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Forest
How Far From Mantu 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 Mantu to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mantu and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Mantu to Houston, 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 161 miles [259.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,202 miles [1,934.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,074 miles [11,384.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,794 miles [12,543.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,669 miles [9,123.4 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mantu) 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 Mantu 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 Mantu. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7977, Longitude: -95.0902 In this case, the coordinates for Mantu have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.416 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.313 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.239 degrees. |
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