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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 Birome, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Birome 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 Birome:
- 31.813216, -96.962776
- 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 Birome
- 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 Hill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hill County
- Since Birome is near McLennan County and also Limestone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McLennan County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone 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 Birome
Curious and Interesting Names Near Birome ...
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.
- Cottonwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cottonwood is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Elk
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Elk is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk
- Elm Mott
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Irene
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Leroy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Calm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Penelope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rogers Hill is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Hill
- Tours
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tours is located in McLennan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tours
How Far From Birome 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 Birome to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Birome and extending to:
- Hillsboro, which is the Seat of Hill County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Birome to Hillsboro, 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 116 miles [186.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,220 miles [1,963.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,773 miles [12,509.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,651 miles [9,094.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Birome) 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 Birome 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 Birome. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8132, Longitude: -96.9628 In this case, the coordinates for Birome have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.924 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.345 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.836 degrees. |
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