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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 Mount Blanco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Blanco 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 Mount Blanco:
    • 33.815068, -101.193013
    • 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 Mount Blanco
  • 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 Mount Blanco ...

We found two communities that share the name Mount Blanco.

Within Texas, the name Mount Blanco is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Meigs County
      • This Mount Blanco is located in Meigs County and lies 1,111 miles [1,788 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount Blanco that is located in Crosby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meigs County community of Mount Blanco.
    • Virginia
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Mount Blanco is located in Chesterfield County and lies 1,359 miles [2,187.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mount Blanco that is located in Crosby County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Mount Blanco.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Blanco ...

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.

  • Cone
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Elton
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton
    • Elton is located in Dickens County
  • Farmer
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Glenn
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
    • Glenn is located in Dickens County
  • Harmony
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in Floyd County
  • Lakeview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Floyd County
  • Plains Assembly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plains Assembly have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plains Assembly
    • Plains Assembly is located in Floyd County
  • Roaring Springs
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Springs
    • Roaring Springs is located in Motley County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Springs <2>
  • Sandhill
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandhill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
    • Sandhill is located in Floyd County
  • Savage ‑ Historic
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Wake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wake
    • Wake is located in Crosby County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Mount Blanco once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Blanco and extending to:

  • Crosbyton, which is the Seat of Crosby County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mount Blanco to Crosbyton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 317 miles [510.2 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,383 miles [2,225.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,833 miles [12,606 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,724 miles [9,211.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Blanco) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Blanco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8151, Longitude: -101.1930    
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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>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 Mount Blanco, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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.
<6>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 Mount Blanco to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.097 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.333 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.602 degrees.




 

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