Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lamar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lamar and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lamar
- 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 Lamar:
- 28.139457, -97.005545
- 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 Lamar
- 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 Aransas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Aransas County
- Since Lamar is near Refugio County and also San Patricio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Refugio 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
Communities Also Named Lamar ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Lamar.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Lamar.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Baker County
- This Lamar is located in Baker County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lamar that is located in Aransas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Lamar.
- Sumter County
- This Lamar is located in Sumter County and lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km] to the east northeast of the Lamar that is located in Aransas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Lamar.
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Louisiana
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- Oklahoma
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Lamar [Rutherford County].
- Shelby County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Lamar [Shelby County].
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lamar ...
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.
- Bonnie View
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie View
- Bonnie View is located in Refugio County
- City-by-the Sea
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City-by-the Sea have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City-by-the Sea
- City-by-the Sea is located in Aransas County
- Holiday Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Beach
- Holiday Beach is located in Aransas County
- Palm Harbor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palm Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Harbor
- Palm Harbor is located in Aransas County
- Rockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockport have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Rockport is located in Aransas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,847 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockport <4>
- Shell Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Ridge
- Shell Ridge is located in Aransas County
- Spanish Village
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spanish Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Village
- Spanish Village is located in Aransas County
- Tradewinds
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tradewinds have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
- Tradewinds is located in San Patricio County
How Far From Lamar 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 Lamar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lamar and extending to:
- Rockport, which is the Seat of Aransas County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Lamar to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,363 miles [2,193.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,236 miles [11,645.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,957 miles [12,805.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,832 miles [9,385.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lamar. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Aransas County: www.co.aransas.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lamar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lamar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.1395, Longitude: -97.0055 In this case, the coordinates for Lamar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Lamar could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Lamar to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.386 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.242 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.166 degrees. |