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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 Matador, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Matador 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 Matador:
- 34.015097, -100.821120
- 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 Matador
- 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 Motley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Motley County
- Since Matador is near Floyd County and also Dickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dickens 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 Matador
Communities Also Named Matador ...
We found one communities that are also named Matador.
Within Texas, the name Matador is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Matador in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Saskatchewan
- This Matador lies 1,213 miles [1,952.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Matador that is located in Motley County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Matador ...
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.
- Cedar Hill
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Cedar Hill is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cee Vee
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Dickens
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Elton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Elton is located in Dickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
- Glenn
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Glenn is located in Dickens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
- Gray Mule ‑ Historic
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Gray Mule is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Mule
- Johnfarris
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Johnfarris is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnfarris
- Lakeview
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Lakeview is located in Floyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Roaring Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Turkey
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Wake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wake is located in Crosby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
How Far From Matador 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 town such as Matador to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Matador and extending to:
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 315 miles [506.9 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Matador to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,358 miles [2,185.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,062 miles [11,365.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,809 miles [12,567.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,699 miles [9,171.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Matador) 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 Matador 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 Matador. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0151, Longitude: -100.8211 In this case, the coordinates for Matador have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.861 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.078 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.405 degrees. |
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