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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Frio Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frio Heights and the surrounding area.
- 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 Frio Heights:
- 28.897194, -99.109200
- 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 Frio Heights
- 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 Frio County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frio County
- Since Frio Heights is near Medina County and also Atascosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Medina County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Atascosa 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 Frio Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Frio Heights ...
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.
- Bigfoot
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Crown is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crown
- Derby
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Derby is located in Frio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Derby has also been known as:
- Derby Colonia
- Goldfinch
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Goldfinch is located in Frio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfinch
- Hilltop
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Frio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hilltop has also been known as:
- Hilltop Colonia
- Melon
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Melon is located in Frio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melon
- Miguel
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Miguel is located in Frio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miguel
- Millett
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Millett is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
- Yancey
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
How Far From Frio Heights 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 Frio Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Frio Heights and extending to:
- Pearsall, which is the Seat of Frio County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Frio Heights to Austin, with an average speed<3>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,435 miles [2,309.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 82 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,278 miles [11,712.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,008 miles [12,887.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Frio Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Frio Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Frio Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.8972, Longitude: -99.1092 In this case, the coordinates for Frio Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.905 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.137 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.004 degrees. |
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