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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 Atco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Atco 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 Atco:
- 31.479889, -97.245285
- 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 Atco
- 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 McLennan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLennan County
- Since Atco is near Coryell County and also Falls County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coryell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Falls 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 Atco
Communities Also Named Atco ...
We found three communities that are also named Atco.
Within Texas, the name Atco is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Bartow County
- This Atco is located in Bartow County and lies 744 miles [1,197.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Atco that is located in McLennan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Atco.
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This Atco is located in Camden County and lies 1,374 miles [2,211.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Atco that is located in McLennan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Atco.
- Pennsylvania
- Wayne County
- This Atco is located in Wayne County and lies 1,408 miles [2,266 km]<1> to the northeast of the Atco that is located in McLennan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Atco.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Atco ...
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.
- Beverly
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Beverly is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Bruceville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Downs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Downs is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downs
- Downsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Downsville is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downsville
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Highland is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Jewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Jewell is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewell
- Levi
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Levi is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Levi
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Waco
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Waco is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Population from the 2020 Census: 141,377 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waco <2>
- Willow Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Grove is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Woodway
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
How Far From Atco 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 Atco to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Atco and extending to:
- Waco, which is the Seat of McLennan County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Atco to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,246 miles [2,005.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,801 miles [12,554.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,679 miles [9,139.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Atco) 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 Atco 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 Atco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4799, Longitude: -97.2453 In this case, the coordinates for Atco have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.066 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.47 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.994 degrees. |
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