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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 Weatherford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Weatherford and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Weatherford:
    • 32.758909, -97.797350
    • 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 Weatherford
  • 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 Weatherford ...

We found five communities that share the name Weatherford.

Within Texas, the name Weatherford is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This Weatherford is located in Hall County and lies 805 miles [1,295.5 km]<1> to the east of the Weatherford that is located in Parker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Weatherford.
      • Meriwether 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 Weatherford [Meriwether County].
    • Kentucky
      • Muhlenberg 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 Kentucky community of Weatherford [Muhlenberg County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Custer County
      • This Weatherford is located in Custer County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Weatherford that is located in Parker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of Weatherford.
    • Tennessee
      • Wayne County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Weatherford [Wayne County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Weatherford ...

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.

  • Adell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Adell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adell
    • Adell is located in Parker County
  • Carter
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Center Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
    • Center Point is located in Parker County
  • Dicey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fox
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox
    • Fox is located in Parker County
  • Greenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Harmony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
    • Harmony is located in Parker County
  • Punkin Center
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Punkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Punkin Center
    • Punkin Center is located in Parker County
  • Tin Top
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tin Top have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Top
    • Tin Top is located in Parker County
  • Willow Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Park
    • Willow Park is located in Parker County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,994 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow Park <5>

How Far From Weatherford 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 city such as Weatherford to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Weatherford and extending to:

  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 172 miles [276.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Weatherford to Austin, with an average speed<6>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 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 70 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,022 miles [11,300.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,759 miles [12,486.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,639 miles [9,075.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Weatherford: www.ci.weatherford.tx.us/

The official website for Parker County: www.co.parker.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Weatherford) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Weatherford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7589, Longitude: -97.7973    
<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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Weatherford 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>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 Weatherford, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Weatherford to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.611 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.272 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.113 degrees.




 

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