Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Banquete, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Banquete and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Banquete

• 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 Banquete:
  • 27.806135, -97.796109
  • 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 Banquete

• 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 Nueces County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nueces County
  • Since Banquete is near Jim Wells County and also San Patricio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jim Wells County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Patricio 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 Banquete

Curious and Interesting Names Near Banquete ...

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.

• Bishop
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Bishop is located in Nueces County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishop <1>
• Bluntzer
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bluntzer is located in Nueces County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluntzer
• Casa Blanca
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Casa Blanca is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
• Five Points
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Five Points is located in Nueces County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Heritage Acres
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Heritage Acres is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
  • Heritage Acres has also been known as:
  • Heritage Acres Colonia
• Johns Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Johns Valley is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Valley
  • Johns Valley has also been known as:
  • Johns Valley Colonia
• Meadow Ridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadow Ridge is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Ridge
  • Meadow Ridge has also been known as:
  • Meadow Ridge Colonia
• Orange Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange Grove is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Grove <1>
• Robstown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Robstown is located in Nueces County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robstown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,133 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robstown <1>
• Sandy Bluff
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Bluff is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bluff
  • Sandy Bluff has also been known as:
  • Sandy Bluff Colonia
• Violet
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Violet is located in Nueces County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet

How Far From Banquete 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 Banquete to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Banquete and extending to:

• Corpus Christi, which is the Seat of Nueces County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Banquete to Corpus Christi, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 169 miles [272 km] to the north (N). 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 1,416 miles [2,278.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,007 miles [12,886 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,883 miles [9,467.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'