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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 Lake View Addition, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake View Addition 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 Lake View Addition:
- 29.457171, -100.947319
- 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 Lake View Addition
- 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 Val Verde County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Val Verde County
- Since Lake View Addition is near Uvalde County and also Kinney County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Uvalde County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kinney 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 Lake View Addition
Communities Also Named Lake View Addition ...
We found one communities that are also named Lake View Addition.
Within Texas, the name Lake View Addition is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Lake View Addition in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Weber County
- This Lake View Addition is located in Weber County and lies 1,019 miles [1,639.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lake View Addition that is located in Val Verde County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Lake View Addition.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake View Addition ...
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.
- Amanda
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Amanda is located in Kinney County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amanda
- Amistad Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Amistad Village is located in Val Verde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amistad Village
- Comstock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Devils Shores
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Devils Shores is located in Val Verde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Shores
- Lake View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lake View is located in Val Verde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Lull
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lull is located in Val Verde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lull
- Rough Canyon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rough Canyon is located in Val Verde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Canyon
- Rough Canyon has also been known as:
- Rough Canyon Colonia
How Far From Lake View Addition 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 Lake View Addition to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake View Addition and extending to:
- Del Rio, which is the Seat of Val Verde County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Lake View Addition to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,507 miles [2,425.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,317 miles [11,775.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,053 miles [12,960 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,933 miles [9,548.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lake View Addition) 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 Lake View Addition 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 Lake View Addition. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.4572, Longitude: -100.9473 In this case, the coordinates for Lake View Addition have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.252 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.808 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.78 degrees. |
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