Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Atascosito Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Atascosito Crossing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Atascosito Crossing
- 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 Atascosito Crossing:
- 29.662181, -96.450524
- 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 Atascosito Crossing
- 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 Colorado County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Colorado County
- Since Atascosito Crossing is near Austin County and also Wharton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Austin County
- eBird sighting report for Wharton 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 Atascosito Crossing ...
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.
- Beard
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Bonus
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
- Bonus is located in Wharton County
- Cat Spring
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cat Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Spring
- Cat Spring is located in Austin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cat Spring <2>
- Columbus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
- Columbus is located in Colorado County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,699 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Columbus <2>
- Eagle Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Eagle Lake is located in Colorado County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,770 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <2>
- Elm Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Helms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Hillcrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
- Rock Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Rock Island is located in Colorado County
How Far From Atascosito Crossing 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 Atascosito Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Atascosito Crossing once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Atascosito Crossing and extending to:
- Columbus, which is the Seat of Colorado County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 87 miles [140 km]<4> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Atascosito Crossing to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,274 miles [2,050.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,859 miles [12,647.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,734 miles [9,228 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Atascosito Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Atascosito Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Atascosito Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6622, Longitude: -96.4505 In this case, the coordinates for Atascosito Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Atascosito Crossing 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 319.274 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.305 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.818 degrees. |