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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 Combine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Combine 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 Combine:
- 32.588695, -96.508661
- 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 Combine
- 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 Dallas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas County
- Since Combine is near Kaufman County and also Ellis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kaufman County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ellis 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 Combine
Communities Also Named Combine ...
We found one communities that are also named Combine.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Combine.
Beyond Texas.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Kaufman County
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kaufman County community of Combine.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Combine ...
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.
- Cottonwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Ferris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- India
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- India is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Lone Star
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Lone Star is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Markout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Markout is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markout
- Oak Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Grove is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 704 people
- Patrick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Patrick is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Post Oak Bend City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Post Oak Bend City is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Bend City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 626 people
- Sand Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Sand Lake is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
- Scurry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
How Far From Combine 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 city such as Combine to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Combine and extending to:
- Dallas, which is the Seat of Dallas County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Combine to Dallas, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 176 miles [283.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,172 miles [1,886.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,716 miles [12,417.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,595 miles [9,004.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Combine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Combine 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 Combine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.5887, Longitude: -96.5087 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.725 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.208 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.552 degrees. |
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