Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Columbia Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Columbia Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Columbia Heights
- 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 Columbia Heights:
- 29.369957, -98.526684
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Columbia Heights
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Bexar County
- Since Columbia Heights is near Wilson County and also Atascosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- eBird sighting report for Atascosa 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Columbia Heights ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Columbia Heights.
Within Texas, the name Columbia Heights is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Columbia County
- This Columbia Heights is located in Columbia County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Columbia Heights that is located in Bexar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Columbia Heights.
- Muscogee County
- This Columbia Heights is located in Muscogee County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km] to the east northeast of the Columbia Heights that is located in Bexar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Columbia Heights.
- Louisiana
- Caldwell Parish
- This Columbia Heights is located in Caldwell Parish and lies 425 miles [684 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Columbia Heights that is located in Bexar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell Parish community of Columbia Heights.
- Minnesota
- Anoka County
- This Columbia Heights is located in Anoka County and lies 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Columbia Heights that is located in Bexar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anoka County community of Columbia Heights.
- Montana
- Flathead County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Columbia Heights [Flathead County].
- North Carolina
- Forsyth County
- This Columbia Heights is located in Forsyth County and lies 1,157 miles [1,862 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Columbia Heights that is located in Bexar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Columbia Heights.
- Ohio
- Butler County
- This Columbia Heights is located in Butler County and lies 1,051 miles [1,691.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Columbia Heights that is located in Bexar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Columbia Heights.
- Oregon
- Columbia County
- This Columbia Heights is located in Columbia County and lies 1,738 miles [2,797 km]<1> to the northwest of the Columbia Heights that is located in Bexar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Columbia Heights.
- Rhode Island
- Washington County
- This Columbia Heights is located in Washington County and lies 1,717 miles [2,763.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Columbia Heights that is located in Bexar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Columbia Heights.
- Virginia
- Arlington County
- This Columbia Heights is located in Arlington County and lies 1,383 miles [2,225.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Columbia Heights that is located in Bexar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Columbia Heights.
- Washington
- Cowlitz County
- This Columbia Heights is located in Cowlitz County and lies 1,753 miles [2,821.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Columbia Heights that is located in Bexar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowlitz County community of Columbia Heights.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Columbia Heights ...
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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- China Grove is located in Bexar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
- Hilltop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Kirby
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Kirby is located in Bexar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,719 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirby <4>
- Leon Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Valley
- Leon Valley is located in Bexar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,301 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon Valley <4>
- Longhorn
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Martinez
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
- Martinez is located in Bexar County
- Sandy Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
- Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
- Shorts Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Corner
- Shorts Corner is located in Bexar County
- Valley Hi
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
How Far From Columbia Heights 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 Columbia Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Columbia Heights and extending to:
- San Antonio, which is the Seat of Bexar County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Columbia Heights to Austin, with an average speed<5>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 1,388 miles [2,233.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,231 miles [11,637.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,960 miles [12,810.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Columbia Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bexar County: www.co.bexar.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Columbia Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Columbia Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.3700, Longitude: -98.5267 In this case, the coordinates for Columbia Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Columbia Heights could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Columbia Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.595 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.83 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.724 degrees. |