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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 Joiner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Joiner 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 Joiner:
- 29.889154, -96.790791
- 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 Joiner
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Joiner is near Colorado County and also Austin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colorado County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Austin 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 Joiner
Communities Also Named Joiner ...
We found one communities that are also named Joiner.
Within Texas, the name Joiner is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Joiner in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Mississippi County
- This Joiner is located in Mississippi County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Joiner that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Joiner.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Joiner ...
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.
- Cozy Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cozy Corner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
- Gay Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Gay Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
- Haw Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
- Lone Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Park is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Plum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Prairie Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Prairie Valley is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Valley
- Round Top
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Swiss Alp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Swiss Alp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Alp
- Willow Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Springs is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
How Far From Joiner 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 Joiner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Joiner and extending to:
- La Grange, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Joiner to Austin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 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 7,862 miles [12,652.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,738 miles [9,234.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Joiner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Joiner 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 Joiner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8892, Longitude: -96.7908 In this case, the coordinates for Joiner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.531 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.638 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.942 degrees. |
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