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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 Bosque, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bosque 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 Bosque:
- 31.854878, -97.603910
- 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 Bosque
- 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 Bosque County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bosque County
- Since Bosque is near Coryell County and also Hill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coryell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hill 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 Bosque
Communities Also Named Bosque ...
We found two communities that are also named Bosque.
Within Texas, the name Bosque is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Maricopa County
- This Bosque is located in Maricopa County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km]<1> to the west of the Bosque that is located in Bosque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Bosque.
- New Mexico
- Valencia County
- This Bosque is located in Valencia County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Bosque that is located in Bosque County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valencia County community of Bosque.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bosque ...
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.
- Cedar Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Shores is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Shores
- Crossroad Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroad Store is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad Store
- Meridian
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Norse
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Norse is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norse
- Prairie Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Prairie Valley is located in Hill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Valley
- Rock Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Springs is located in Bosque County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
- Valley Mills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Springs
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Bosque 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 Bosque to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bosque and extending to:
- Meridian, which is the Seat of Bosque County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Bosque 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 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,252 miles [2,014.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,063 miles [11,366.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,797 miles [12,548.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,676 miles [9,134.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Bosque) 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 Bosque 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 Bosque. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.8549, Longitude: -97.6039 In this case, the coordinates for Bosque have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.358 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.861 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.116 degrees. |
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