Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in La Para, we use the following websites to find information relevant to La Para and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for La Para
- 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 La Para:
- 28.366944, -97.954169
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on La Para
- 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 Live Oak County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Live Oak County
- Since La Para is near Bee County and also San Patricio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bee County
- eBird sighting report for San Patricio 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near La Para ...
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.
- Beeville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beeville
- Beeville is located in Bee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,164 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beeville <1>
- Blue Berry Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Berry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Berry Hill
- Blue Berry Hill is located in Bee County
- Hideaway Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hideaway Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Hill
- Hideaway Hill is located in Live Oak County
- Ike
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Mineral
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Mineral is located in Bee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <1>
- Oaks
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north) - Orangedale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangedale
- Orangedale is located in Bee County
- Peace Valley Harbor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peace Valley Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peace Valley Harbor
- Peace Valley Harbor is located in Live Oak County
- Three Rivers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Rivers have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Rivers
- Three Rivers is located in Live Oak County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,938 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Three Rivers <1>
How Far From La Para 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 La Para to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in La Para and extending to:
- George West, which is the Seat of Live Oak County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from La Para to George West, with an average speed<4> 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 131 miles [210.8 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,400 miles [2,253.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,262 miles [11,687.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,986 miles [12,852.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,862 miles [9,434 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for La Para. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- La Para) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in La Para. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.3669, Longitude: -97.9542 In this case, the coordinates for La Para have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 La Para to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.045 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.051 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.545 degrees. |