Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mount Joy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Joy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Joy
- 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 Joy:
- 33.475108, -95.620791
- 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 Joy
- 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 Delta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Delta County
- Since Mount Joy is near Lamar County and also Hopkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lamar County
- eBird sighting report for Hopkins 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 Mount Joy ...
We found ten communities that share the name Mount Joy.
Within Texas, the name Mount Joy is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Iowa
- New Jersey
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County
- This Mount Joy is located in Clearfield County and lies 1,076 miles [1,731.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mount Joy that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Mount Joy.
- Lancaster County
- This Mount Joy is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,149 miles [1,849.1 km] to the east northeast of the Mount Joy that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Mount Joy.
- Westmoreland County
- This Mount Joy is located in Westmoreland County and lies 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km] to the east northeast of the Mount Joy that is located in Delta County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westmoreland County community of Mount Joy.
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Joy ...
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.
- Atlas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Delta County
- Frog Hop ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Glory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
- Glory is located in Lamar County
- Howland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howland
- Howland is located in Lamar County
- Lake Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
- Lake Creek is located in Delta County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Creek <4>
- Mount Joy Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Joy Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy Crossing
- Mount Joy Crossing is located in Delta County
- Post Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Prattville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prattville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
- Prattville is located in Delta County
- Slabtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Mount Joy 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 Mount Joy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mount Joy and extending to:
- Cooper, which is the Seat of Delta County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Joy to Austin, with an average speed<5>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 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,903 miles [11,109.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,637 miles [12,290.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,515 miles [8,875.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mount Joy. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mount Joy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mount Joy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4751, Longitude: -95.6208 In this case, the coordinates for Mount Joy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Mount Joy 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. |
| <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> | 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 Joy 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 319.242 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.756 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.049 degrees. |