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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 Center Line, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Center Line 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 Center Line:
- 30.424652, -96.537746
- 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 Center Line
- 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 Burleson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burleson County
- Since Center Line is near Washington County and also Brazos County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brazos 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 Center Line
Communities Also Named Center Line ...
We found one communities that are also named Center Line.
Within Texas, the name Center Line is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Center Line in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Macomb County
- This Center Line is located in Macomb County and lies 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Center Line that is located in Burleson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Center Line.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Center Line ...
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.
- Big Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Big Creek is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Birch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Birch is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch
- Chances Store
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Chances Store is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chances Store
- Clay
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Gay Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gay Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Harmony is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Lyons
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Merle ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Merle is located in Burleson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merle
- Quarry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Quarry is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
- Snook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Center Line to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Center Line to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Center Line and extending to:
- Caldwell, which is the Seat of Burleson County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Center Line to Caldwell, 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 72 miles [115.9 km] to the west (W). 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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,248 miles [2,008.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,098 miles [11,423.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,825 miles [12,593.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,701 miles [9,174.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Center Line) 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 Center Line 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 Center Line. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4247, Longitude: -96.5377 In this case, the coordinates for Center Line have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.446 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.606 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.787 degrees. |
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