Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mountain Home, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain Home and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mountain Home
- 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 Mountain Home:
- 30.174647, -99.380327
- 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 Mountain Home
- 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 Kerr County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kerr County
- Since Mountain Home is near Gillespie County and also Kimble County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gillespie County
- eBird sighting report for Kimble 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 Mountain Home ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Mountain Home.
Within Texas, the name Mountain Home is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lawrence County
- This Mountain Home is located in Lawrence County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mountain Home that is located in Kerr County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Mountain Home.
- Arkansas
- Baxter County
- This Mountain Home is located in Baxter County and lies 586 miles [943.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mountain Home that is located in Kerr County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baxter County community of Mountain Home.
- White County
- This Mountain Home is located in White County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km] to the northeast of the Mountain Home that is located in Kerr County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Mountain Home.
- California
- Santa Clara County
- This Mountain Home is located in Santa Clara County and lies 1,370 miles [2,204.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mountain Home that is located in Kerr County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Mountain Home.
- Tulare County
- This Mountain Home is located in Tulare County and lies 1,189 miles [1,913.5 km] to the west northwest of the Mountain Home that is located in Kerr County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Mountain Home.
- Idaho
- Elmore County
- This Mountain Home is located in Elmore County and lies 1,267 miles [2,039 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mountain Home that is located in Kerr County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elmore County community of Mountain Home.
- Latah 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 Idaho community of Mountain Home [Latah County].
- North Carolina
- Henderson County
- This Mountain Home is located in Henderson County and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mountain Home that is located in Kerr County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Mountain Home.
- McDowell 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 North Carolina community of Mountain Home [McDowell County].
- Tennessee
- Washington County
- This Mountain Home is located in Washington County and lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mountain Home that is located in Kerr County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Mountain Home.
- Utah
- Duchesne County
- This Mountain Home is located in Duchesne County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mountain Home that is located in Kerr County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duchesne County community of Mountain Home.
- Wyoming
- Albany County
- This Mountain Home is located in Albany County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mountain Home that is located in Kerr County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albany County community of Mountain Home.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain Home ...
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.
- Center Point
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Kerr County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center Point <3>
- Cypress Creek
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Cypress Creek is located in Kerr County
- Harper
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper
- Harper is located in Gillespie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harper <3>
- Hilltop
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast) - Hunt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt
- Hunt is located in Kerr County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hunt <3>
- Junction Windmill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Junction Windmill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Windmill
- Junction Windmill is located in Kerr County
- Legion
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast) - Shady Grove
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Kerr County
How Far From Mountain Home to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mountain Home to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountain Home and extending to:
- Kerrville, which is the Seat of Kerr County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mountain Home to Kerrville, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,401 miles [2,254.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,220 miles [11,619.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,954 miles [12,800.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,832 miles [9,385.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mountain Home. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kerr County: www.co.kerr.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 from Point A (ie- Mountain Home) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mountain Home. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1746, Longitude: -99.3803 In this case, the coordinates for Mountain Home 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 Mountain Home, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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 Mountain Home 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 321.302 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.768 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.042 degrees. |