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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 Bluff View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bluff View 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 Bluff View:
- 31.720152, -99.008384
- 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 Bluff View
- 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 Brown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brown County
- Since Bluff View is near Coleman County and also Mills County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coleman County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mills 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 Bluff View
Communities Also Named Bluff View ...
We found one communities that are also named Bluff View.
Within Texas, the name Bluff View is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Bluff View in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Bluff View is located in Hamilton County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bluff View that is located in Brown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Bluff View.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bluff View ...
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.
- Bangs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Buffalo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Buffalo is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Delaware Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Delaware Junction is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware Junction
- Early
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fry ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Fry is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fry
- Holder
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Holder is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holder
- Indian Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Indian Creek is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
- Lake Shore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Shore is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Liberty is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Shamrock Shores
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Shamrock Shores is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Shores
- Tenmile Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Tenmile Crossing is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Crossing
- Thrifty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Thrifty is located in Brown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thrifty
- Zephyr
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Bluff View 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 Bluff View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bluff View and extending to:
- Brownwood, which is the Seat of Brown County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Bluff View to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,329 miles [2,138.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,860 miles [12,649.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,740 miles [9,237.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bluff View) 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 Bluff View 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 Bluff View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7202, Longitude: -99.0084 In this case, the coordinates for Bluff View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.288 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.942 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.759 degrees. |
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