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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 Country Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Acres and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Country Acres:
    • 27.925300, -97.169157
    • 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 Country Acres
  • 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 Country Acres ...

We found eleven communities that share the name Country Acres.

Within Texas, the name Country Acres is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Limestone County
      • This Country Acres is located in Limestone County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Country Acres that is located in San Patricio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Country Acres.
    • Colorado
      • Douglas County
      • This Country Acres is located in Douglas County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Country Acres that is located in San Patricio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Country Acres.
    • Georgia
      • Paulding County
      • This Country Acres is located in Paulding County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Country Acres that is located in San Patricio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Country Acres.
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Country Acres is located in Cecil County and lies 1,449 miles [2,331.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Country Acres that is located in San Patricio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Country Acres.
      • Queen Anne's County
      • This Country Acres is located in Queen Anne's County and lies 1,421 miles [2,286.9 km] to the northeast of the Country Acres that is located in San Patricio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queen Anne's County community of Country Acres.
    • Minnesota
      • McLeod County
      • This Country Acres is located in McLeod County and lies 1,189 miles [1,913.5 km]<1> to the north of the Country Acres that is located in San Patricio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLeod County community of Country Acres.
    • New York
      • Washington County
      • This Country Acres is located in Washington County and lies 1,687 miles [2,715 km]<1> to the northeast of the Country Acres that is located in San Patricio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Country Acres.
    • North Carolina
      • Henderson County
      • This Country Acres is located in Henderson County and lies 1,003 miles [1,614.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Country Acres that is located in San Patricio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Country Acres.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Country Acres is located in Butler County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<1> to the northeast of the Country Acres that is located in San Patricio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Country Acres.
    • South Carolina
      • Anderson County
      • This Country Acres is located in Anderson County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Country Acres that is located in San Patricio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Country Acres.
    • South Dakota
      • Minnehaha County
      • This Country Acres is located in Minnehaha County and lies 1,075 miles [1,730 km]<1> to the north of the Country Acres that is located in San Patricio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Minnehaha County community of Country Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Acres ...

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.

  • City-by-the Sea
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City-by-the Sea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City-by-the Sea
    • City-by-the Sea is located in Aransas County
  • Crescent Center
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Center
    • Crescent Center is located in San Patricio County
  • Gregory
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
    • Gregory is located in San Patricio County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <3>
  • Harbor City ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor City
    • Harbor City is located in San Patricio County
  • Mustang Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Beach
    • Mustang Beach is located in Nueces County
  • Palm Harbor
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Harbor
    • Palm Harbor is located in Aransas County
  • Rockport
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
    • Rockport is located in Aransas County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,847 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <3>
  • Shell Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Ridge
    • Shell Ridge is located in Aransas County
  • Tradewinds
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tradewinds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
    • Tradewinds is located in San Patricio County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Country Acres and extending to:

  • Sinton, which is the Seat of San Patricio County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Country Acres to Sinton, with an average speed<4> 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 165 miles [265.5 km] to the north (N). 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 1,380 miles [2,220.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,254 miles [11,674.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,975 miles [12,834.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,850 miles [9,414.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Country Acres. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Country Acres) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Country Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9253, Longitude: -97.1692       In this case, the coordinates for Country Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Country Acres to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.455 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.296 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.248 degrees.




 

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