Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Midland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Midland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Midland
- 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 Midland:
- 31.99734, -102.078102
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Midland
- 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 Midland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Midland County
- Since Midland is near Martin County and also Ector County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Martin County
- eBird sighting report for Ector 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Midland ...
We found 38 communities that share the name Midland.
Within Texas, the name Midland is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 38 communities, 35 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Lyon County
- This Midland is located in Lyon County and lies 856 miles [1,377.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Midland that is located in Midland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Midland.
- Tama County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Midland [Tama County].
- Kansas
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Midland [Butler County].
- Douglas County
- This Midland is located in Douglas County and lies 618 miles [994.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Midland that is located in Midland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Midland.
- Republic County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Midland [Republic County].
- Sedgwick County
- This Midland is located in Sedgwick County and lies 471 miles [758 km] to the north northeast of the Midland that is located in Midland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sedgwick County community of Midland.
- Kentucky
- Bath County
- This Midland is located in Bath County and lies 1,125 miles [1,810.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Midland that is located in Midland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bath County community of Midland.
- Muhlenberg County
- This Midland is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km] to the east northeast of the Midland that is located in Midland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of Midland.
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Midland lies 2,143 miles [3,448.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Midland that is located in Midland County.
- New Jersey
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Midland lies 2,566 miles [4,129.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Midland that is located in Midland County.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Midland lies 1,480 miles [2,381.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Midland that is located in Midland County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Beaver County
- This Midland is located in Beaver County and lies 1,337 miles [2,151.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Midland that is located in Midland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Midland.
- Washington County
- This Midland is located in Washington County and lies 1,341 miles [2,158.1 km] to the east northeast of the Midland that is located in Midland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Midland.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Douglas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Midland [Douglas County].
- Marquette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Midland [Marquette County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Midland ...
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.
- Bounce
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Chub
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Corner Windmill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Corner Windmill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner Windmill
- Corner Windmill is located in Midland County
- Cotton Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Flat
- Cotton Flat is located in Midland County
- Gardendale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
- Gardendale is located in Ector County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardendale <5>
- Grady
(23 miles [37 km] to the north) - Greenwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Greenwood is located in Midland County
- Tarzan
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarzan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarzan
- Tarzan is located in Martin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tarzan <5>
How Far From Midland to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Midland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Midland and extending to:
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Midland to Austin, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,481 miles [2,383.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,217 miles [11,614.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,963 miles [12,815.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,850 miles [9,414.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Midland: www.ci.midland.tx.us/
The official website for Midland County: www.co.midland.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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- Midland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Midland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9973, Longitude: -102.0781 |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Midland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Midland could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Midland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.459 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.549 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.158 degrees. |