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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 Darling, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Darling 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 Darling:
- 28.993023, -100.399520
- 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 Darling
- 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 Maverick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Maverick County
- Since Darling is near Kinney County and also Uvalde County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kinney County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Uvalde 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 Darling
Communities Also Named Darling ...
We found five communities that are also named Darling.
Within Texas, the name Darling is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Coconino County
- This Darling is located in Coconino County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Darling that is located in Maverick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coconino County community of Darling.
- Minnesota
- Morrison County
- Although located in Morrison County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morrison County community of Darling.
- Mississippi
- Quitman County
- This Darling is located in Quitman County and lies 700 miles [1,126.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Darling that is located in Maverick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quitman County community of Darling.
- Ontario
- This Darling lies 1,580 miles [2,542.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Darling that is located in Maverick County.
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware County
- This Darling is located in Delaware County and lies 1,599 miles [2,573.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Darling that is located in Maverick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Darling.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Darling ...
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.
- Amanda
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the northwest)
- Amanda is located in Kinney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanda
- Eagle Pass
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Elm Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elm Creek is located in Maverick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Creek
- Normandy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Normandy is located in Maverick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normandy
- Radar Base
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Radar Base is located in Maverick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radar Base
How Far From Darling 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 Darling to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Darling and extending to:
- Eagle Pass, which is the Seat of Maverick County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Darling to Eagle Pass, 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 6 hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 182 miles [292.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,496 miles [2,407.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,322 miles [11,783.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,055 miles [12,963.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,933 miles [9,548.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Darling) 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 Darling 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 Darling. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.9930, Longitude: -100.3995 In this case, the coordinates for Darling have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.794 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.207 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.56 degrees. |
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