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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 Aransas Pass, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aransas Pass 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 Aransas Pass:
- 27.889518, -97.111517
- 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 Aransas Pass
- 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 Aransas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aransas County
- Since Aransas Pass is near San Patricio County and also Nueces County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Patricio County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nueces 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 Aransas Pass
Communities Also Named Aransas Pass ...
We found one communities that are also named Aransas Pass.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Aransas Pass.
Beyond Texas.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- San Patricio County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Patricio County community of Aransas Pass.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Aransas Pass ...
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.
- City-by-the Sea
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- City-by-the Sea is located in Aransas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City-by-the Sea
- Crescent Center
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Crescent Center is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Center
- Gregory
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Harbor City ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harbor City is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor City
- Mustang Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mustang Beach is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Beach
- Palm Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Palm Harbor is located in Aransas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Harbor
- Rockport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shell Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Shell Ridge is located in Aransas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Ridge
- Tradewinds
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Tradewinds is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
How Far From Aransas Pass 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 Aransas Pass to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Aransas Pass and extending to:
- Rockport, which is the Seat of Aransas County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Aransas Pass to Rockport, with an average speed<3> 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 168 miles [270.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,379 miles [2,219.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,254 miles [11,674.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,974 miles [12,832.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,849 miles [9,413.1 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Aransas Pass) 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 Aransas Pass 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 Aransas Pass. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8895, Longitude: -97.1115 In this case, the coordinates for Aransas Pass have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.411 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.24 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.226 degrees. |
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