Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fashing:
  • 28.792480, -98.139729
  • 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 Fashing

• 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 Atascosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Atascosa County
  • Since Fashing is near Karnes County and also Live Oak County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Karnes County
  • eBird sighting report for Live Oak 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fashing ...

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.

• Falls City
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
  • Falls City is located in Karnes County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <1>
• Green
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green
  • Green is located in Karnes County
• Mayo
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
  • Mayo is located in Karnes County
• Mays Crossing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mays Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossing
  • Mays Crossing is located in Karnes County
• Nell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
  • Nell is located in Live Oak County
• Oaks
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
  • Oaks is located in Bee County
• Peggy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peggy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peggy
  • Peggy is located in Atascosa County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peggy <1>
• Three Oaks ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
  • Three Oaks is located in Wilson County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Fashing and extending to:

• Jourdanton, which is the Seat of Atascosa County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fashing to Jourdanton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,391 miles [2,238.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 79 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,246 miles [11,661.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,973 miles [12,831.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,849 miles [9,413.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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