Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Andrews, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Andrews and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Andrews
- 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 Andrews:
- 32.324955, -102.548530
- 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 Andrews
- 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 Andrews County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Andrews County
- Since Andrews is near Ector County and also Gaines County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ector County
- eBird sighting report for Gaines 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 Andrews ...
We found 25 communities that share the name Andrews.
There are two communities within Texas that are also named Andrews.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Caldwell County
- Wood County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Andrews is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,237 miles [1,990.8 km]<2> to the east of the Andrews that is located in Andrews County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Andrews.
- Levy County
- This Andrews is located in Levy County and lies 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km] to the east of the Andrews that is located in Andrews County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Levy County community of Andrews.
- Nassau County
- This Andrews is located in Nassau County and lies 1,215 miles [1,955.4 km] to the east of the Andrews that is located in Andrews County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Andrews.
- Georgia
- Heard County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Andrews [Heard County].
- Upson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Andrews [Upson County].
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Dorchester County
- This Andrews is located in Dorchester County and lies 1,540 miles [2,478.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Andrews that is located in Andrews County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Andrews.
- Prince George's County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Andrews [Prince George's County].
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Morrow County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Andrews [Morrow County].
- Richland County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Richland County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Andrews.
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Andrews ...
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.
- Coyote Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyote Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyote Corner
- Coyote Corner is located in Andrews County
- Gardendale
(23 miles [37 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
- Gardendale is located in Ector County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gardendale <5>
- Notrees
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notrees have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notrees
- Notrees is located in Ector County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Notrees <5>
How Far From Andrews to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Andrews to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Andrews and extending to:
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Andrews to Austin, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,496 miles [2,407.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,215 miles [11,611.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,963 miles [12,815.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,852 miles [9,417.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Andrews: www.cityofandrews.org/
The official website for Andrews County: www.co.andrews.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Andrews 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Andrews) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Andrews. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3250, Longitude: -102.5485 |
| <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 Andrews, 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 Andrews 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 323.843 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 321.043 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.362 degrees. |