Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Flour Bluff:
  • 27.673923, -97.278879
  • 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 Flour Bluff

• 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 Nueces County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Nueces County
  • Since Flour Bluff is near San Patricio County and also Kleberg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for San Patricio County
  • eBird sighting report for Kleberg 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 Flour Bluff ...

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.

• City-by-the Sea
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City-by-the Sea have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City-by-the Sea
  • City-by-the Sea is located in Aransas County
• Crescent Center
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Center have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Center
  • Crescent Center is located in San Patricio County
• Flour Bluff Junction
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flour Bluff Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flour Bluff Junction
  • Flour Bluff Junction is located in Nueces County
• Gardendale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardendale have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
  • Gardendale is located in Nueces County
• Gregory
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregory
  • Gregory is located in San Patricio County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,866 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gregory <2>
• Harbor City ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor City
  • Harbor City is located in San Patricio County
• Mustang Beach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Beach
  • Mustang Beach is located in Nueces County
• Tradewinds
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tradewinds have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
  • Tradewinds is located in San Patricio County
• Violet
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
  • Violet is located in Nueces County

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

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

• Corpus Christi, which is the Seat of Nueces County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Flour Bluff to Corpus Christi, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,396 miles [2,246.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,272 miles [11,703.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,992 miles [12,861.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flour Bluff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Nueces County: www.co.nueces.tx.us/

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