Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cestohowa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cestohowa and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cestohowa

• 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 Cestohowa:
  • 29.009972, -97.934725
  • 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 Cestohowa

• 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 Karnes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Karnes County
  • Since Cestohowa is near Wilson County and also DeWitt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeWitt 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 Cestohowa

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cestohowa ...

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.

• Falls City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Falls City is located in Karnes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <1>
• Gray Crossing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Gray Crossing is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Crossing
• Harmony
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Harmony is located in Karnes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Helena
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Helena is located in Karnes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
• Mayo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Mayo is located in Karnes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
• Mays Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mays Crossing is located in Karnes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossing
• Stockdale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Stockdale is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockdale <1>
• Sunnyside
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunnyside is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
• Three Oaks ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Three Oaks is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
• Unity ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Unity is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity

How Far From Cestohowa 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 Cestohowa to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cestohowa and extending to:

• Karnes City, which is the Seat of Karnes County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Cestohowa to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,373 miles [2,209.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,227 miles [11,630.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,953 miles [12,799.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,829 miles [9,380.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'