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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 Cassin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cassin 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 Cassin:
- 29.258572, -98.491961
- 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 Cassin
- 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 Bexar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bexar County
- Since Cassin is near Atascosa County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Atascosa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson 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 Cassin
Communities Also Named Cassin ...
We found one communities that are also named Cassin.
Within Texas, the name Cassin is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Cassin in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Cassin lies 1,881 miles [3,027.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cassin that is located in Bexar County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cassin ...
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.
- China Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- China Grove is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
- Graytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Graytown is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Hilltop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hilltop is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Kirby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Leon Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lone Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lone Oak is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Martinez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Martinez is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
- Sandy Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
- Valley Hi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Valley Hi is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
How Far From Cassin 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 Cassin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cassin and extending to:
- San Antonio, which is the Seat of Bexar County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cassin to San Antonio, 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 82 miles [132 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,390 miles [2,237 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,964 miles [12,816.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,840 miles [9,398.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cassin) 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 Cassin 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 Cassin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2586, Longitude: -98.4920 In this case, the coordinates for Cassin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.554 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.767 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.716 degrees. |
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