Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in El Campo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to El Campo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for El Campo
- 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 El Campo:
- 29.196985, -96.271589
- 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 El Campo
- 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 Wharton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wharton County
- Since El Campo is near Matagorda County and also Colorado County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Matagorda County
- eBird sighting report for Colorado 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named El Campo ...
We found one communities that share the name El Campo.
Within Texas, the name El Campo is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named El Campo in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near El Campo ...
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.
- Egypt
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Egypt is located in Wharton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Egypt <2>
- Glen Flora
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Flora
- Glen Flora is located in Wharton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glen Flora <2>
- Jones Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Jones Creek is located in Wharton County
- Lane City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lane City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane City
- Lane City is located in Wharton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane City <2>
- Louise
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Louise is located in Wharton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louise <2>
- Nada
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nada
- Nada is located in Colorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nada <2>
- Pierce
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
- Pierce is located in Wharton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <2>
- Plainview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Sand Ridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Sand Ridge is located in Wharton County
How Far From El Campo 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 city such as El Campo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in El Campo and extending to:
- Wharton, which is the Seat of Wharton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from El Campo to Wharton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 115 miles [185.1 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,284 miles [2,066.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,874 miles [12,672 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,749 miles [9,252.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for El Campo: www.ci.el-campo.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- El Campo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in El Campo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.1970, Longitude: -96.2716 In this case, the coordinates for El Campo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 El Campo 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 319.085 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.023 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.783 degrees. |