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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 Angel City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Angel City 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 Angel City:
- 28.716654, -97.541107
- 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 Angel City
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Goliad County
- Since Angel City is near Karnes County and also DeWitt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Karnes County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeWitt 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 Angel City
Communities Also Named Angel City ...
We found one communities that are also named Angel City.
Within Texas, the name Angel City is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Angel City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Brevard County
- This Angel City is located in Brevard County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<1> to the east of the Angel City that is located in Goliad County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brevard County community of Angel City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Angel City ...
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.
- Beeville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Berry Hill
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Blue Berry Hill is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Berry Hill
- Cotton Patch
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Cotton Patch is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Patch
- Couch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Couch is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Couch
- Golly
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Golly is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golly
- Green
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Green is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
- Helena
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Helena is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Mayo
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mayo is located in Karnes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Mineral
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Mission Valley is located in Victoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Valley
- Old Davy
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Old Davy is located in DeWitt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Davy
- Orangedale
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Orangedale is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangedale
- Raisin
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Raisin is located in Victoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raisin
How Far From Angel City to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Angel City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Angel City and extending to:
- Goliad, which is the Seat of Goliad County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Angel City to Goliad, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,365 miles [2,196.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,227 miles [11,630.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,951 miles [12,795.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,827 miles [9,377.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Angel City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Angel City 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 Angel City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.7167, Longitude: -97.5411 In this case, the coordinates for Angel City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.834 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.845 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.349 degrees. |
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