Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in El Toro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to El Toro and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for El Toro
- 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 Toro:
- 28.948041, -96.705256
- 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 Toro
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since El Toro is near Victoria County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Victoria County
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Toro ...
We found one communities that share the name El Toro.
Within Texas, the name El Toro is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named El Toro in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near El Toro ...
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.
- Edna
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edna have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edna
- Edna is located in Jackson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,755 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edna <3>
- Fordtran
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest) - Guadalupe
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest) - Hughes ‑ Historic
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest) - Inez
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Inez is located in Victoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <3>
- Louise
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
- Louise is located in Wharton County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Louise <3>
- Matilda
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Matilda is located in Jackson County
- Navidad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Point Comfort
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Point Comfort is located in Calhoun County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Comfort <3>
- Red Bluff
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Sixmile
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Speaks
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaks
- Speaks is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speaks <3>
- Weedhaven
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedhaven
- Weedhaven is located in Jackson County
How Far From El Toro 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 El Toro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in El Toro and extending to:
- Edna, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from El Toro to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,315 miles [2,116.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,905 miles [12,721.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,780 miles [9,302 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for El Toro. 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- El Toro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in El Toro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.9480, Longitude: -96.7053 In this case, the coordinates for El Toro 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 El Toro 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 319.326 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.276 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.983 degrees. |