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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 Bader, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bader 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 Bader:
- 29.371623, -98.954752
- 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 Bader
- 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 Medina County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Medina County
- Since Bader is near Bandera County and also Atascosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bandera County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Atascosa 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 Bader
Communities Also Named Bader ...
We found two communities that are also named Bader.
Within Texas, the name Bader is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Bader in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Bader, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Schuyler County
- This Bader is located in Schuyler County and lies 889 miles [1,430.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bader that is located in Medina County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Bader.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Niger
- Distance: 6,652 miles [10,705.4 km]<1> to the east northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Bader
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bader ...
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.
- Bigfoot
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Castroville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Coal Mine
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coal Mine is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mine
- English Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- English Crossing is located in Bandera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Crossing
- Grey Forest
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Grey Forest is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
- Hondo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Leon Valley
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Fountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- New Fountain is located in Medina County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Fountain
- Valley Hi
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Valley Hi is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Yancey
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Bader 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 Bader to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bader and extending to:
- Hondo, which is the Seat of Medina County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bader to Hondo, 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 95 miles [152.9 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 1,409 miles [2,267.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,247 miles [11,662.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,977 miles [12,837.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,854 miles [9,421.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bader) 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 Bader 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 Bader. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.3716, Longitude: -98.9548 In this case, the coordinates for Bader have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.882 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.17 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.908 degrees. |
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