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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 Kreutzberg, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kreutzberg 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 Kreutzberg:
- 29.862713, -98.676221
- 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 Kreutzberg
- 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 Kendall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall County
- Since Kreutzberg is near Bexar County and also Comal County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bexar County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Comal 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 Kreutzberg
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kreutzberg ...
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.
- Comfort
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Mountain
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Cross Mountain is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mountain
- Dominion
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Dominion is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
- Grey Forest
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Grey Forest is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
- Honey Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Leon Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Scenic Oaks
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Scenic Oaks is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Oaks
- Silver Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Silver Hills is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
- Sisterdale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Spring Branch
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Walnut Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Walnut Grove is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Kreutzberg 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 Kreutzberg to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kreutzberg and extending to:
- Boerne, which is the Seat of Kendall County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Kreutzberg 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 1,377 miles [2,216.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,210 miles [11,603.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,941 miles [12,779.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,818 miles [9,363.2 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- Kreutzberg) 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 Kreutzberg 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 Kreutzberg. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8627, Longitude: -98.6762 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.777 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.106 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.755 degrees. |
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