Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tarrant, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tarrant and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tarrant
- 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 Tarrant:
- 32.816796, -97.077232
- 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 Tarrant
- 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 Tarrant is near Dallas County and also Denton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dallas 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
Communities Also Named Tarrant ...
We found three communities that share the name Tarrant.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Tarrant.
Beyond Texas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tarrant ...
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.
- Eagle Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
- Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
- Florence Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Hill
- Florence Hill is located in Dallas County
- Grand Prairie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Prairie
- Grand Prairie is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 195,272 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Prairie <4>
- Grapevine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
- Grapevine is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 55,780 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grapevine <4>
- Gribble
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Highland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Lakeview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minters Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
- Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
- Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Dallas County
- University Park Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park Village
- University Park Village is located in Tarrant County
How Far From Tarrant 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 Tarrant to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tarrant and extending to:
- Fort Worth, which is the Seat of Tarrant County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tarrant to Fort Worth, with an average speed<5> 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 180 miles [289.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,194 miles [1,921.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,728 miles [12,437 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,607 miles [9,023.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tarrant. 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Tarrant, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Tarrant) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tarrant. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8168, Longitude: -97.0772 In this case, the coordinates for Tarrant have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Tarrant to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.133 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.718 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.781 degrees. |