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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 Kerrville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kerrville 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 Kerrville:
    • 30.047439, -99.140632
    • 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 Kerrville
  • 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 Kerr County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kerr County
    • Since Kerrville is near Gillespie County and also Kendall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gillespie County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall 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 Kerrville

Communities Also Named Kerrville ...

We found two communities that are also named Kerrville.

Within Texas, the name Kerrville is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Platte County
      • This Kerrville is located in Platte County and lies 691 miles [1,112.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Kerrville that is located in Kerr County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Kerrville.
    • Tennessee
      • Shelby County
      • This Kerrville is located in Shelby County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kerrville that is located in Kerr County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Kerrville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kerrville ...

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.

How Far From Kerrville 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 city such as Kerrville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kerrville and extending to:

  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Kerrville to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,393 miles [2,241.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,217 miles [11,614.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,950 miles [12,794.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kerrville) 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 Kerrville 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 Kerrville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0474, Longitude: -99.1406    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.119 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.535 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.945 degrees.