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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 Kurten, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kurten 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 Kurten:
- 30.786950, -96.264256
- 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 Kurten
- 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 Brazos County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brazos County
- Since Kurten is near Grimes County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grimes County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Kurten
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kurten ...
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.
- Bryan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Channey Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Channey Crossing is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channey Crossing
- Cottonwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Cottonwood is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Cross is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Democrat Crossing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Democrat Crossing is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat Crossing
- Edge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Harvey
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Harvey is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
- Reliance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Reliance is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
- Steep Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Steep Hollow is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Hollow
- Union
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Union is located in Brazos County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Kurten to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Kurten to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kurten and extending to:
- Bryan, which is the Seat of Brazos County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kurten to Bryan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,221 miles [1,965 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,069 miles [11,376.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,796 miles [12,546.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,672 miles [9,128.2 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- Kurten) 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 Kurten 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 Kurten. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7870, Longitude: -96.2643 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.32 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.503 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.635 degrees. |
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