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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 Gleckler, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gleckler 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 Gleckler:
- 29.606179, -96.913581
- 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 Gleckler
- 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 Lavaca County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lavaca County
- Since Gleckler is near Fayette County and also Colorado County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Gleckler
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gleckler ...
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.
- Colony
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cozy Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Cozy Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
- Good Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Good Hope is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
- Hackberry ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- High Hill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- High Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Hillcrest
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Joiner
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lena
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Lena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Nickel ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Nickel is located in Gonzales County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickel
- Rock Island
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Rock Island is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Sublime
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sweet Home
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Swiss Alp
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Swiss Alp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Alp
How Far From Gleckler 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 Gleckler to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gleckler and extending to:
- Hallettsville, which is the Seat of Lavaca County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Gleckler to Hallettsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,299 miles [2,090.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,156 miles [11,516.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,881 miles [12,683.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,757 miles [9,265 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gleckler) 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 Gleckler 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 Gleckler. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6062, Longitude: -96.9136 In this case, the coordinates for Gleckler have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.567 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.644 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.018 degrees. |
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