Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ander, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ander and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ander
- 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 Ander:
- 28.858276, -97.343041
- 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 Ander
- 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 Goliad County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Goliad County
- Since Ander is near DeWitt County and also Victoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for DeWitt County
- eBird sighting report for Victoria 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 Ander ...
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.
- Angel City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angel City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel City
- Angel City is located in Goliad County
- Cotton Patch
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Patch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Patch
- Cotton Patch is located in DeWitt County
- Edgar
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Edgar is located in DeWitt County
- Fordtran
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast) - Golly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Hughes ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the east) - Mission Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Valley
- Mission Valley is located in Victoria County
- Nursery
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
- Nursery is located in Victoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nursery <2>
- Old Davy
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Raisin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Ander 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 Ander to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ander and extending to:
- Goliad, which is the Seat of Goliad County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ander to Goliad, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,350 miles [2,172.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,212 miles [11,606.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,936 miles [12,771.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,811 miles [9,351.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ander. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Ander) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ander. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.8583, Longitude: -97.3430 |
| <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 Ander to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.727 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.738 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.256 degrees. |