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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 Corriente Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Corriente Estates 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 Corriente Estates:
- 28.022238, -97.550273
- 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 Corriente Estates
- 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 San Patricio County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Patricio County
- Since Corriente Estates is near Bee County and also Nueces County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nueces 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 Corriente Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Corriente Estates ...
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.
- Bluntzer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bluntzer is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluntzer
- Bonnie View
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Bonnie View is located in Refugio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie View
- Crescent Center
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Center is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Center
- Five Points
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Five Points is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Flour Bluff Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Flour Bluff Junction is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flour Bluff Junction
- Gregory
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Skidmore
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Sodville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sodville is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodville
- Tradewinds
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Tradewinds is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
- Violet
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Violet is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
How Far From Corriente Estates 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 Corriente Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Corriente Estates and extending to:
- Sinton, which is the Seat of San Patricio County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Corriente Estates 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 1,395 miles [2,245 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,264 miles [11,690.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,986 miles [12,852.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,861 miles [9,432.4 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' (or 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- Corriente Estates) 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 Corriente Estates 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 Corriente Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0222, Longitude: -97.5503 In this case, the coordinates for Corriente Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.72 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.622 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.399 degrees. |
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