Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sansom Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sansom Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sansom Park
- 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 Sansom Park:
- 32.802753, -97.402139
- 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 Sansom Park
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Tarrant County
- Since Sansom Park is near Parker County and also Denton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Parker County
- eBird sighting report for Denton 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sansom Park ...
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.
- Blue Mound
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Mound
- Blue Mound is located in Tarrant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blue Mound <1>
- Center Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Tarrant County
- Eagle Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Mountain
- Eagle Mountain is located in Tarrant County
- Edgecliff Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgecliff Village
- Edgecliff Village is located in Tarrant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,012 people
- Lake Worth
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Worth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Worth
- Lake Worth is located in Tarrant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,867 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Worth <1>
- Lakeview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Melody Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melody Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Hills
- Melody Hills is located in Tarrant County
- Pelican Bay
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pelican Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pelican Bay
- Pelican Bay is located in Tarrant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,100 people
- Sanctuary
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Sansom Park 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 city such as Sansom Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sansom Park and extending to:
- Fort Worth, which is the Seat of Tarrant County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<3> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Sansom Park to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,211 miles [1,948.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,741 miles [12,457.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,621 miles [9,046.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sansom Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tarrant County: www.tarrantcounty.com/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Sansom Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sansom Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8028, Longitude: -97.4021 In this case, the coordinates for Sansom Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sansom Park 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 320.35 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.97 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.929 degrees. |