|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Iago, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Iago 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 Iago:
- 29.278026, -95.963844
- 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 Iago
- 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 Wharton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wharton County
- Since Iago is near Fort Bend County and also Matagorda County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Matagorda 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 Iago
Curious and Interesting Names Near Iago ...
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.
- Burr
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Burr is located in Wharton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
- Four Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Four Corners is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Glen Flora
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Guy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lane City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Point
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Long Point is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Magnet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Magnet is located in Wharton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Needville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Pledger
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Iago 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 Iago to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Iago and extending to:
- Wharton, which is the Seat of Wharton County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Iago to Austin, with an average speed<3>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,266 miles [2,037.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,857 miles [12,644.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,732 miles [9,224.8 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Iago) 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 Iago 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 Iago. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2780, Longitude: -95.9638 In this case, the coordinates for Iago have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.899 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.814 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.648 degrees. |
|
|