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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 Salter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Salter 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 Salter:
- 31.034630, -96.745255
- 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 Salter
- 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson County
- Since Salter is near Milam County and also Falls County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Milam County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Falls 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 Salter
Communities Also Named Salter ...
We found seven communities that are also named Salter.
Within Texas, the name Salter is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Butler County
- This Salter is located in Butler County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km]<1> to the east of the Salter that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Salter.
- Coosa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Salter [Coosa County].
- Georgia
- Brantley County
- This Salter is located in Brantley County and lies 883 miles [1,421.1 km]<1> to the east of the Salter that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brantley County community of Salter.
- Sumter County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Salter [Sumter County].
- Kansas
- Butler County
- This Salter is located in Butler County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the north of the Salter that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Salter.
- Pennsylvania
- Huntingdon County
- This Salter is located in Huntingdon County and lies 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Salter that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Salter.
- Wisconsin
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Salter [Washington County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Salter ...
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.
- Branchville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Branchville is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Elliot
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Elliot is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Goodland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goodland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
- Highbank
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Highbank is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
- Jones Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Marvin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Marvin is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Maysfield
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
How Far From Salter 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 Salter to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Salter and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Salter to Franklin, with an average speed<4> 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 79 miles [127.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,236 miles [1,989.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,074 miles [11,384.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,803 miles [12,557.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,680 miles [9,141.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Salter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Salter 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> | 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 Salter 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 Salter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0346, Longitude: -96.7453 In this case, the coordinates for Salter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.671 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.949 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.818 degrees. |
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