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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 Pantego, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pantego 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 Pantego:
- 32.714861, -97.154318
- 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 Pantego
- 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 Tarrant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tarrant County
- Since Pantego is near Dallas County and also Ellis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ellis 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 Pantego
Communities Also Named Pantego ...
We found one communities that are also named Pantego.
Within Texas, the name Pantego is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Pantego in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Pantego is located in Beaufort County and lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pantego that is located in Tarrant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Pantego.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pantego ...
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.
- Edgecliff Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Edgecliff Village is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
- Florence Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Florence Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Hill
- Grand Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Melody Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Melody Hills is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hills
- Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
- Oak Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Grove is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sublett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sublett is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublett
- University Park Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Valley Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Ridge is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ridge
How Far From Pantego 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 town such as Pantego to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pantego and extending to:
- Fort Worth, which is the Seat of Tarrant County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pantego to Fort Worth, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,001 miles [11,267 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,736 miles [12,449.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,615 miles [9,036.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pantego) 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 Pantego 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 Pantego. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7149, Longitude: -97.1543 In this case, the coordinates for Pantego have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.172 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.75 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.827 degrees. |
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