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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 Squaw Mountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Squaw Mountain 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 Squaw Mountain:
- 33.361222, -98.320882
- 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 Squaw Mountain
- 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 Jack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jack County
- Since Squaw Mountain is near Young County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Young County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Squaw Mountain
Curious and Interesting Names Near Squaw Mountain ...
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.
- Antelope
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Antelope is located in Jack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Bob Town
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Bob Town is located in Jack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bob Town
- Farmer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Farmer is located in Young County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer
- Jacksboro
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Loving
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Postoak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Postoak is located in Jack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Prospect
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Prospect is located in Clay County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
- Senate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Senate is located in Jack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Senate
How Far From Squaw Mountain 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 Squaw Mountain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Squaw Mountain and extending to:
- Jacksboro, which is the Seat of Jack County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Squaw Mountain to Jacksboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 216 miles [347.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,243 miles [2,000.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,009 miles [11,279.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,749 miles [12,470.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,631 miles [9,062.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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> | 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- Squaw Mountain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Squaw Mountain 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 Squaw Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3612, Longitude: -98.3209 In this case, the coordinates for Squaw Mountain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.044 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.857 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.29 degrees. |
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