Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mound Prairie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mound Prairie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mound Prairie
- 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 Prairie:
- 31.869890, -95.568289
- 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 Prairie
- 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 Prairie is near Cherokee County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Prairie ...
We found one communities that share the name Mound Prairie.
Within Texas, the name Mound Prairie is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Mound Prairie in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Minnesota
- Houston County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Mound Prairie [Houston County].
- Minnesota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mound Prairie ...
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
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Alderbranch. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderbranch
- Alderbranch is located in Anderson County
- Crystal Lake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crystal Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County
- Fosterville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Fosterville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fosterville
- Fosterville is located in Anderson County
- Herring
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Mewshaw
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Palestine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Palestine is located in Anderson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palestine <4>
- Pierces Chapel
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierces Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Chapel
- Pierces Chapel is located in Cherokee County
- Prices
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Todd City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Mound Prairie 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 community such as Mound Prairie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Mound Prairie and extending to:
- Palestine, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 169 miles [272 km]<5> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Mound Prairie to Austin, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,147 miles [1,845.9 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 6,985 miles [11,241.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,714 miles [12,414.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,590 miles [8,996.2 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> | 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 Mound Prairie 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mound Prairie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mound Prairie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8699, Longitude: -95.5683 In this case, the coordinates for Mound Prairie have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Prairie 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 319.012 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.28 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.22 degrees. |