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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 Concho, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Concho 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 Concho:
- 31.536823, -99.811465
- 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 Concho
- 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 Concho County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Concho County
- Since Concho is near Coleman County and also Runnels County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coleman County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Runnels 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 Concho
Communities Also Named Concho ...
We found three communities that are also named Concho.
Within Texas, the name Concho is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Apache County
- This Concho is located in Apache County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Concho that is located in Concho County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Concho.
- Oklahoma
- Canadian County
- This Concho is located in Canadian County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Concho that is located in Concho County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Canadian County community of Concho.
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Concho is located in Fayette County and lies 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Concho that is located in Concho County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Concho.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Concho ...
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.
- Eden
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Hays Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Hays Crossing is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Crossing
- Miles
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west)
- Paint Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Salt Gap ‑ Historic
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Salt Gap is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Gap
- Seventeen Mile Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Shields
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Shields is located in Coleman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
- Sixteen Mile Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Sixteen Mile Crossing is located in Tom Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Mile Crossing
- Stacy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Stacy is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stacy
How Far From Concho 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 Concho to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Concho and extending to:
- Paint Rock, which is the Seat of Concho County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Concho to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,376 miles [2,214.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,162 miles [11,526.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,901 miles [12,715.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,782 miles [9,305.2 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 from Point A (ie- Concho) 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 Concho 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 Concho. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5368, Longitude: -99.8115 In this case, the coordinates for Concho have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.81 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.537 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.138 degrees. |
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