Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mound City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mound City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mound City
- 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 Mound City:
- 31.576844, -95.406337
- 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 Mound City
- 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Since Mound City is near Houston County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Houston County
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Mound City ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Mound City.
Within Texas, the name Mound City is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Crittenden County
- This Mound City is located in Crittenden County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mound City that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crittenden County community of Mound City.
- California
- San Bernardino 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 California community of Mound City [San Bernardino County].
- Colorado
- Teller County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Teller County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Teller County community of Mound City.
- Illinois
- Pulaski County
- This Mound City is located in Pulaski County and lies 520 miles [836.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mound City that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Mound City.
- Indiana
- Warren 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 Indiana community of Mound City [Warren County].
- Kansas
- Linn County
- This Mound City is located in Linn County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the north of the Mound City that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Mound City.
- Minnesota
- Hennepin 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 Minnesota community of Mound City [Hennepin County].
- Mississippi
- Bolivar County
- This Mound City is located in Bolivar County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mound City that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bolivar County community of Mound City.
- Union County
- This Mound City is located in Union County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km] to the east northeast of the Mound City that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Mound City.
- Missouri
- Holt County
- This Mound City is located in Holt County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km]<1> to the north of the Mound City that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Mound City.
- South Dakota
- Campbell County
- This Mound City is located in Campbell County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mound City that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Mound City.
- Utah
- Wasatch County
- This Mound City is located in Wasatch County and lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mound City that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wasatch County community of Mound City.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mound City ...
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.
- Alderbranch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alderbranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Bobbittville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bobbittville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbittville
- Bobbittville is located in Houston County
- Glover ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Grapeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Grapeland is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grapeland <5>
- Liberty Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Houston County
- Post Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Refuge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Refuge is located in Houston County
- Salmon
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Salmon is located in Anderson County
- Union Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossing
- Union Crossing is located in Houston County
How Far From Mound City 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 Mound City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mound City and extending to:
- Palestine, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mound City to Palestine, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 165 miles [265.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 1,149 miles [1,849.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,994 miles [11,255.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,721 miles [12,425.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,597 miles [9,007.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Anderson County: www.co.anderson.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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mound City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mound City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5768, Longitude: -95.4063 In this case, the coordinates for Mound City 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 Mound City, 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Mound City 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 Mound City 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 318.868 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.073 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.183 degrees. |