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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 Alvarado, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alvarado 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 Alvarado:
- 32.406886, -97.211504
- 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 Alvarado
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Alvarado is near Ellis County and also Tarrant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ellis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tarrant 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 Alvarado
Communities Also Named Alvarado ...
We found five communities that are also named Alvarado.
Within Texas, the name Alvarado is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Alameda County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Alvarado [Alameda County].
- Indiana
- Steuben County
- This Alvarado is located in Steuben County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Alvarado that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Alvarado.
- Minnesota
- Marshall County
- This Alvarado is located in Marshall County and lies 1,090 miles [1,754.2 km]<2> to the north of the Alvarado that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Alvarado.
- New Mexico
- Otero County
- This Alvarado is located in Otero County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<2> to the west of the Alvarado that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Alvarado.
- Virginia
- Washington County
- This Alvarado is located in Washington County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Alvarado that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Alvarado.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alvarado ...
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 Flats
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Timber
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cuba
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grandview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Happy Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Happy Hill is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hill
- Marystown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Marystown is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marystown
- Pleasant Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Point is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Sand Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Flat is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Flat
- Wooded Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Wooded Hills is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Hills
How Far From Alvarado 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 Alvarado to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alvarado and extending to:
- Cleburne, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alvarado to Cleburne, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 151 miles [243 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 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,019 miles [11,296 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,754 miles [12,478.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,632 miles [9,063.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Alvarado, 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alvarado) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Alvarado 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 Alvarado. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4069, Longitude: -97.2115 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.17 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.709 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.886 degrees. |
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