Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Metcalf Gap, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Metcalf Gap and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Metcalf Gap

• 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 Metcalf Gap:
  • 32.709849, -98.441442
  • 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 Metcalf Gap

• 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 Palo Pinto County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Palo Pinto County
  • Since Metcalf Gap is near Stephens County and also Erath County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stephens County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Erath 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 Metcalf Gap

Curious and Interesting Names Near Metcalf Gap ...

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.

• Brad
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Brad is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brad
• Bullock
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Bullock is located in Eastland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullock
• Coalville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Coalville is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
• Gordon
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Gordon is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 492 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <1>
• Gordon Junction
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Gordon Junction is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Junction
• Ivan
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Ivan is located in Stephens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivan
• Lone Camp
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lone Camp is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Camp
• Mingus
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Mingus is located in Palo Pinto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingus
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingus <1>
• Necessity
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Necessity is located in Stephens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Necessity

How Far From Metcalf Gap 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 community such as Metcalf Gap to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Metcalf Gap and extending to:

• Palo Pinto, which is the Seat of Palo Pinto County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Metcalf Gap to Palo Pinto, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,268 miles [2,040.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 72 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,049 miles [11,344.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,787 miles [12,532 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,668 miles [9,121.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'