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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 Lindenau, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lindenau and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lindenau:
    • 29.117752, -97.370824
    • 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 Lindenau
  • 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 DeWitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeWitt County
    • Since Lindenau is near Gonzales County and also Goliad County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gonzales County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Goliad 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 Lindenau

Communities Also Named Lindenau ...

We found one communities that are also named Lindenau.

Within Texas, the name Lindenau is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Lindenau in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Lindenau is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,513 miles [2,434.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Lindenau that is located in DeWitt County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Lindenau.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lindenau ...

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.

  • Cheapside
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
  • Concrete
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Concrete is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concrete
  • Edgar
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Edgar is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Golly
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Golly is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golly
  • Old Davy
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Old Davy is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Davy
  • Pearl City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
  • Petersville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Petersville is located in DeWitt County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
  • Pilgrim
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pilgrim is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilgrim
  • Sample
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sample is located in Gonzales County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sample

How Far From Lindenau 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 Lindenau to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lindenau and extending to:

  • Cuero, which is the Seat of DeWitt County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Lindenau to Austin, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,341 miles [2,158.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,924 miles [12,752.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,800 miles [9,334.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Lindenau) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Lindenau 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 Lindenau. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.1178, Longitude: -97.3708       In this case, the coordinates for Lindenau have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.789 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.843 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.249 degrees.