RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Texas >> El Paso County >> Mountain Meadows Estates >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Texas


The Commemorative Quarter for Texas







Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Mountain Meadows Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain Meadows Estates and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Mountain Meadows Estates
  • 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 Meadows Estates:
    • 31.811221, -106.130534
    • 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 Meadows Estates
  • 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 Meadows Estates ...

We found one communities that share the name Mountain Meadows Estates.

Within Texas, the name Mountain Meadows Estates is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Mountain Meadows Estates in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Mountain Meadows Estates is located in Weber County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Mountain Meadows Estates that is located in El Paso County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Mountain Meadows Estates.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain Meadows Estates ...

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.

  • Alfalfa
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfalfa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa
    • Alfalfa is located in El Paso County
  • Dairyland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dairyland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dairyland
    • Dairyland is located in El Paso County
    • Dairyland has also been known as:
    • Dairyland Colonia
  • Desert Glen
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Glen
    • Desert Glen is located in El Paso County
    • Desert Glen has also been known as:
    • Desert Glen Colonia
  • Ellen Park
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellen Park
    • Ellen Park is located in El Paso County
    • Ellen Park has also been known as:
    • Ellen Park Colonia
  • Horizon City
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horizon City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horizon City
    • Horizon City is located in El Paso County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,257 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horizon City <3>
  • Quail Mesa
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Mesa
    • Quail Mesa is located in El Paso County
    • Quail Mesa has also been known as:
    • Quail Mesa Colonia
  • Roseville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
    • Roseville is located in El Paso County
    • Roseville has also been known as:
    • Roseville Colonia
  • Sparks
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
    • Sparks is located in El Paso County
  • Sunshine
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunshine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
    • Sunshine is located in El Paso County
    • Sunshine has also been known as:
    • Sunshine Colonia
  • Wildhorse Valley
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildhorse Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildhorse Valley
    • Wildhorse Valley is located in El Paso County
    • Wildhorse Valley has also been known as:
    • Wildhorse Valley Colonia

How Far From Mountain Meadows Estates 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 Mountain Meadows Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountain Meadows Estates and extending to:

  • El Paso, which is the Seat of El Paso County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Mountain Meadows Estates to El Paso, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 507 miles [815.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,701 miles [2,737.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 67 days and walking would take 97 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,364 miles [11,851.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,118 miles [13,064.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,018 miles [9,685 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mountain Meadows Estates. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for El Paso County: www.epcounty.com/

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 from Point A (ie- Mountain Meadows Estates) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mountain Meadows Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8112, Longitude: -106.1305       In this case, the coordinates for Mountain Meadows Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Meadows Estates to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.357 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 323.988 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 319.128 degrees.









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 07 Apr 2024