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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 John L Norris Colonia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to John L Norris Colonia 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 John L Norris Colonia:
- 28.026403, -97.881388
- 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 John L Norris Colonia
- 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 Jim Wells County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jim Wells County
- Since John L Norris Colonia is near San Patricio County and also Nueces County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Patricio County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nueces 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 John L Norris Colonia
Curious and Interesting Names Near John L Norris Colonia ...
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.
- Bluntzer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bluntzer is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluntzer
- Casa Blanca
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Casa Blanca is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casa Blanca
- Heritage Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Heritage Acres is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
- Heritage Acres has also been known as:
- Heritage Acres Colonia
- Hideaway Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hideaway Hill is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Hill
- Johns Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Valley is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Valley
- Johns Valley has also been known as:
- Johns Valley Colonia
- Lake City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lake City is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 514 people
- Orange Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Peace Valley Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Peace Valley Harbor is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley Harbor
- Sandy Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sandy Bluff is located in Jim Wells County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bluff
- Sandy Bluff has also been known as:
- Sandy Bluff Colonia
How Far From John L Norris Colonia 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 John L Norris Colonia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in John L Norris Colonia and extending to:
- Alice, which is the Seat of Jim Wells County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from John L Norris Colonia to Alice, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 154 miles [247.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,410 miles [2,269.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 81 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,277 miles [11,711.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,000 miles [12,874.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,875 miles [9,454.9 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 drawn from Point A (ie- John L Norris Colonia) 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 John L Norris Colonia 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 John L Norris Colonia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.0264, Longitude: -97.8814 In this case, the coordinates for John L Norris Colonia have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.937 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.88 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.536 degrees. |
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