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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 Attoyac, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Attoyac 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 Attoyac:
- 31.558952, -94.358484
- 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 Attoyac
- 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 Nacogdoches County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nacogdoches County
- Since Attoyac is near San Augustine County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Augustine County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Attoyac
Curious and Interesting Names Near Attoyac ...
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.
- Brady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Brady is located in Shelby County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Cedar Point
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Point is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Point
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Harmony is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Martinsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plainview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Plainview is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Shady Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Nacogdoches County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Swift
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Union is located in San Augustine County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Attoyac to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Attoyac to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Attoyac and extending to:
- Nacogdoches, which is the Seat of Nacogdoches County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Attoyac to Nacogdoches, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 219 miles [352.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,954 miles [11,191.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,678 miles [12,356.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,554 miles [8,938.3 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' (or 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- Attoyac) 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 Attoyac 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 Attoyac. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5590, Longitude: -94.3585 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.187 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.272 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.738 degrees. |
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