Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gonzales, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gonzales and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gonzales
- 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 Gonzales:
- 29.198295, -99.804224
- 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 Gonzales
- 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 Uvalde County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Uvalde County
- Since Gonzales is near Zavala County and also Kinney County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Zavala County
- eBird sighting report for Kinney 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 Gonzales ...
We found seven communities that share the name Gonzales.
There are two communities within Texas that are also named Gonzales.
Beyond Texas, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Cameron County
- Gonzales County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Escambia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Gonzales [Escambia County].
- Hillsborough County
- This Gonzales is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km]<1> to the east of the Gonzales that is located in Uvalde County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Gonzales.
- Louisiana
- New Mexico
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gonzales ...
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.
- First Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for First Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Crossing
- First Crossing is located in Uvalde County
- Happy Hollow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Happy Hollow is located in Uvalde County
- Long Crossing
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Crossing
- Long Crossing is located in Uvalde County
- Second Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Second Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Crossing
- Second Crossing is located in Uvalde County
- Third Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Third Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Crossing
- Third Crossing is located in Uvalde County
- Trio
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Gonzales 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 Gonzales to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gonzales and extending to:
- Uvalde, which is the Seat of Uvalde County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Gonzales to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,458 miles [2,346.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 83 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,288 miles [11,728.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,021 miles [12,908.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,898 miles [9,491.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gonzales. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Uvalde County: www.uvaldecounty.com/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gonzales) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gonzales. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.1983, Longitude: -99.8042 In this case, the coordinates for Gonzales have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Gonzales could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Gonzales 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 321.425 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.793 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.289 degrees. |