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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 Alsdorf, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alsdorf 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 Alsdorf:
- 32.405142, -96.535822
- 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 Alsdorf
- 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 Ellis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ellis County
- Since Alsdorf is near Kaufman County and also Navarro County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kaufman County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Navarro 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 Alsdorf
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alsdorf ...
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.
- Combine
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Combine is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combine
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,537 people
- Cottonwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Crisp
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Crisp is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
- Ensign
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Ensign is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
- Ferris
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grays Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Grays Prairie is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 388 people
- India
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- India is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Lively
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lively is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively
- Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Patrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Rice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sand Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Lake is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
- Scurry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Styx
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Styx is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Styx
- Walnut Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
How Far From Alsdorf 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 Alsdorf to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Alsdorf and extending to:
- Waxahachie, which is the Seat of Ellis County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Alsdorf to Waxahachie, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,179 miles [1,897.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,994 miles [11,255.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,727 miles [12,435.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,605 miles [9,020.4 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' (or 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- Alsdorf) 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 Alsdorf 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 Alsdorf. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4051, Longitude: -96.5358 In this case, the coordinates for Alsdorf have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.719 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.179 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.585 degrees. |
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