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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 Montgomery, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Montgomery and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Montgomery:
    • 30.392645, -95.697367
    • 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 Montgomery
  • 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 Montgomery ...

We found 36 communities that share the name Montgomery.

Within Texas, the name Montgomery is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of another 36 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 36 communities, 35 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Montgomery County
      • This Montgomery is located in Montgomery County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montgomery that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Montgomery.
    • Alberta
      • This Montgomery lies 1,713 miles [2,756.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Montgomery that is located in Montgomery County.
    • California
      • Mendocino County
      • This Montgomery is located in Mendocino County and lies 1,676 miles [2,697.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Montgomery that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Montgomery.
    • Colorado
      • Park County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Park County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Montgomery.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Montgomery is located in Hillsborough County and lies 816 miles [1,313.2 km]<1> to the east of the Montgomery that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Montgomery.
    • Georgia
      • Chatham County
      • This Montgomery is located in Chatham County and lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<1> to the east of the Montgomery that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Montgomery.
    • Illinois
      • Kendall County
      • This Montgomery is located in Kendall County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Montgomery that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kendall County community of Montgomery.
    • Indiana
      • Davies's County
      • This Montgomery is located in Davies's County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Montgomery that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davies's County community of Montgomery.
    • Iowa
      • Dickinson County
      • This Montgomery is located in Dickinson County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the north of the Montgomery that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Montgomery.
    • Kansas
      • Dickinson 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 Montgomery [Dickinson County].
      • Montgomery 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 Montgomery [Montgomery County].
    • Kentucky
      • Caldwell 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 Kentucky community of Montgomery [Caldwell County].
      • Knott County
      • This Montgomery is located in Knott County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Montgomery that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knott County community of Montgomery.
      • Trigg County
      • This Montgomery is located in Trigg County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km] to the northeast of the Montgomery that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trigg County community of Montgomery.
    • Louisiana
      • Grant Parish
      • This Montgomery is located in Grant Parish and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montgomery that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant Parish community of Montgomery.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampden County
      • This Montgomery is located in Hampden County and lies 1,505 miles [2,422.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Montgomery that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Montgomery.
    • Michigan
      • Hillsdale County
      • This Montgomery is located in Hillsdale County and lies 991 miles [1,594.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Montgomery that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsdale County community of Montgomery.
    • Minnesota
      • Le Sueur County
      • This Montgomery is located in Le Sueur County and lies 976 miles [1,570.7 km]<1> to the north of the Montgomery that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Sueur County community of Montgomery.
    • Mississippi
      • Holmes County
      • This Montgomery is located in Holmes County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montgomery that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Montgomery.
      • Lincoln County
      • This Montgomery is located in Lincoln County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km] to the east northeast of the Montgomery that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Montgomery.
    • Missouri
      • Montgomery 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 Missouri community of Montgomery [Montgomery County].
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Montgomery.
    • New Jersey
      • Somerset County
      • This Montgomery is located in Somerset County and lies 1,363 miles [2,193.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Montgomery that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Montgomery.
    • New York
      • Orange County
      • This Montgomery is located in Orange County and lies 1,418 miles [2,282 km]<1> to the northeast of the Montgomery that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Montgomery.
    • North Carolina
      • Montgomery 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 North Carolina community of Montgomery [Montgomery County].
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Montgomery is located in Hamilton County and lies 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Montgomery that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Montgomery.
      • Pickaway County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Pickaway County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickaway County community of Montgomery.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lycoming County
      • This Montgomery is located in Lycoming County and lies 1,278 miles [2,056.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Montgomery that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lycoming County community of Montgomery.
    • South Carolina
      • Richland County
      • This Montgomery is located in Richland County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montgomery that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Montgomery.
    • Tennessee
      • Decatur County
      • This Montgomery is located in Decatur County and lies 559 miles [899.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Montgomery that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Montgomery.
      • Morgan County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Montgomery [Morgan County].
      • Scott County
      • This Montgomery is located in Scott County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km] to the northeast of the Montgomery that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Montgomery.
    • Vermont
      • Franklin County
      • This Montgomery is located in Franklin County and lies 1,600 miles [2,575 km]<1> to the northeast of the Montgomery that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Montgomery.
    • Virginia
      • Montgomery County
      • This Montgomery is located in Montgomery County and lies 996 miles [1,602.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Montgomery that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Montgomery.
      • Washington 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 Virginia community of Montgomery [Washington County].
    • West Virginia
      • Fayette County
      • This Montgomery is located in Fayette County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Montgomery that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Montgomery.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Montgomery ...

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.

  • Blackberry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blackberry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
    • Blackberry is located in Grimes County
  • Bobville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bobville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobville
    • Bobville is located in Montgomery County
  • Danville ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Danville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Montgomery County
  • Gary
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Gary is located in Montgomery County
  • Karen
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
    • Karen is located in Montgomery County
  • Magnolia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,224 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <6>
  • Panorama Village
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
    • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
  • Peel Junction
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peel Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peel Junction
    • Peel Junction is located in Montgomery County
  • Plantersville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
    • Plantersville is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <6>
  • Richards
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richards have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
    • Richards is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richards <6>
  • Todd Mission
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Todd Mission have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Mission
    • Todd Mission is located in Grimes County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 112 people

How Far From Montgomery 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 Montgomery to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Montgomery and extending to:

  • Conroe, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Montgomery to Conroe, with an average speed<7> 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 four to five hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,208 miles [1,944.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,067 miles [11,373.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,791 miles [12,538.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,667 miles [9,120.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Montgomery) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Montgomery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3926, Longitude: -95.6974       In this case, the coordinates for Montgomery have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Montgomery, 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 Montgomery 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>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.
<8>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 Montgomery to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.894 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.951 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.433 degrees.