Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ganado, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ganado and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ganado
- 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 Ganado:
- 29.041245, -96.511047
- 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 Ganado
- 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 Ganado is near Wharton County and also Colorado County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wharton 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 Ganado ...
We found one communities that share the name Ganado.
Within Texas, the name Ganado is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Ganado in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ganado ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- 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>
- Inez
(19 miles [30.6 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>
- Jones Creek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Jones Creek is located in Wharton County
- Louise
(7 miles [11.3 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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matilda
- Matilda is located in Jackson County
- Navidad
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Plainview
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Provident City ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Provident City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident City
- Provident City is located in Colorado County
- Red Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Speaks
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaks
- Speaks is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speaks <3>
How Far From Ganado to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Ganado to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ganado and extending to:
- Edna, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ganado to Edna, 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 112 miles [180.2 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 1,302 miles [2,095.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,170 miles [11,539 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,892 miles [12,700.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,767 miles [9,281.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ganado. 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' (or 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- Ganado) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ganado. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.0412, Longitude: -96.5110 In this case, the coordinates for Ganado 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 Ganado 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 319.215 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.156 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.895 degrees. |