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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 Harbor City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harbor City 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 Harbor City:
    • 27.823916, -97.195545
    • 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 Harbor City
  • 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 Harbor City ...

We found one communities that share the name Harbor City.

Within Texas, the name Harbor City is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Harbor City in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Harbor City is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,314 miles [2,114.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Harbor City that is located in San Patricio County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Harbor City.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Harbor City ...

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.

  • City-by-the Sea
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City-by-the Sea have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City-by-the Sea
    • City-by-the Sea is located in Aransas County
  • Crescent Center
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
  • Flour Bluff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
  • Gardendale
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gardendale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
    • Gardendale is located in Nueces County
  • Gregory
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • 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>
  • Mustang Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 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
  • Palm Harbor
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Harbor
    • Palm Harbor is located in Aransas County
  • Shell Ridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Ridge
    • Shell Ridge is located in Aransas County
  • Tradewinds
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tradewinds have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
    • Tradewinds is located in San Patricio County

How Far From Harbor City to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Harbor City to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Harbor City once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Harbor City and extending to:

  • Sinton, which is the Seat of San Patricio County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Harbor City to Sinton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,386 miles [2,230.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 79 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,260 miles [11,683.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,981 miles [12,844.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,856 miles [9,424.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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 from Point A (ie- Harbor City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Harbor City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8239, Longitude: -97.1955       In this case, the coordinates for Harbor City 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Harbor City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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.
<6>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 Harbor City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.454 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.282 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.265 degrees.




 

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