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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 Mountain Top, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain Top and the surrounding area.
- 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 Top:
- 32.227358, -98.950341
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Mountain Top
- 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 Eastland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Eastland County
- Since Mountain Top is near Callahan County and also Comanche County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Callahan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Comanche 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Mountain Top
Communities Also Named Mountain Top ...
We found five communities that are also named Mountain Top.
Within Texas, the name Mountain Top is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Franklin County
- This Mountain Top is located in Franklin County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mountain Top that is located in Eastland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Mountain Top.
- Kentucky
- Carter County
- This Mountain Top is located in Carter County and lies 983 miles [1,582 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mountain Top that is located in Eastland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Mountain Top.
- Pennsylvania
- Lancaster County
- This Mountain Top is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,387 miles [2,232.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mountain Top that is located in Eastland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Mountain Top.
- Luzerne County
- This Mountain Top is located in Luzerne County and lies 1,412 miles [2,272.4 km] to the east northeast of the Mountain Top that is located in Eastland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Mountain Top.
- Washington
- Columbia County
- This Mountain Top is located in Columbia County and lies 1,389 miles [2,235.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mountain Top that is located in Eastland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Mountain Top.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain Top ...
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.
- Carbon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chuckville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Chuckville is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chuckville
- Mitchell
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Mitchell is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
- Nimrod ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nimrod is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
- Pioneer
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pioneer is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Punkin Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Punkin Center is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
- Rising Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Union Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Union Center is located in Eastland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Center
How Far From Mountain Top 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 Mountain Top to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountain Top and extending to:
- Eastland, which is the Seat of Eastland County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mountain Top to Eastland, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,310 miles [2,108.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,831 miles [12,602.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,713 miles [9,194.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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 Top) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Top to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mountain Top. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2274, Longitude: -98.9503 In this case, the coordinates for Mountain Top have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.321 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.043 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.689 degrees. |
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