Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Dreyer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dreyer and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dreyer

• 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 Dreyer:
  • 29.367188, -97.273044
  • 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 Dreyer

• 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 Gonzales County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gonzales County
  • Since Dreyer is near DeWitt County and also Lavaca County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeWitt County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lavaca 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 Dreyer

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dreyer ...

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.

• Cheapside
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
• Concrete
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Concrete is located in DeWitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete
• Edgar
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Edgar is located in DeWitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
• Glaze City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Glaze City is located in Gonzales County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze City
• Little New York
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Little New York is located in Gonzales County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little New York
• Nickel ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Nickel is located in Gonzales County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickel
• Pearl City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
• Petersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Petersville is located in DeWitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
• Summerville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Summerville is located in Gonzales County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
• Sweet Home
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Sweet Home is located in Lavaca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Home <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dreyer and extending to:

• Gonzales, which is the Seat of Gonzales County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dreyer to Gonzales, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,326 miles [2,134 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,182 miles [11,558.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,908 miles [12,726.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'