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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 Gardendale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gardendale and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Gardendale:
    • 27.705032, -97.381103
    • 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 Gardendale
  • 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 Gardendale ...

We found eight communities that share the name Gardendale.

There are three communities within Texas that are also named Gardendale.

Beyond Texas, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Bexar County
      • Although located in Bexar County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Gardendale.
    • Ector County
      • This Gardendale is located in Ector County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gardendale that is located in Nueces County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ector County community of Gardendale.
    • La Salle County
      • This Gardendale is located in La Salle County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gardendale that is located in Nueces County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle County community of Gardendale.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Gardendale is located in Jefferson County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gardendale that is located in Nueces County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Gardendale.
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Gardendale is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km] to the northeast of the Gardendale that is located in Nueces County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Gardendale.
    • Michigan
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Gardendale is located in Saint Clair County and lies 1,346 miles [2,166.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Gardendale that is located in Nueces County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Gardendale.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Delaware County
      • This Gardendale is located in Delaware County and lies 1,505 miles [2,422.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gardendale that is located in Nueces County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Gardendale.
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Gardendale is located in Lexington County and lies 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gardendale that is located in Nueces County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Gardendale.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gardendale ...

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.

  • Crescent Center
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Center have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Center
    • Crescent Center is located in San Patricio County
  • Five Points
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Nueces County
  • Flour Bluff
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flour Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flour Bluff
    • Flour Bluff is located in Nueces County
  • Flour Bluff Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flour Bluff Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flour Bluff Junction
    • Flour Bluff Junction is located in Nueces County
  • Gregory
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gregory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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 <3>
  • Harbor City ‑ Historic
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Beach
    • Mustang Beach is located in Nueces County
  • Robstown
    (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robstown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robstown
    • Robstown is located in Nueces County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,133 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Robstown <3>
  • Sodville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sodville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodville
    • Sodville is located in San Patricio County
  • Violet
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Violet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
    • Violet is located in Nueces County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gardendale and extending to:

  • Corpus Christi, which is the Seat of Nueces County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Gardendale to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,400 miles [2,253.1 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 7,274 miles [11,706.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,994 miles [12,865.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,870 miles [9,446.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gardendale. 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/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Gardendale) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gardendale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.7050, Longitude: -97.3811       In this case, the coordinates for Gardendale 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 Gardendale 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 319.554 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.385 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.349 degrees.




 

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