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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 Lindendale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lindendale 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 Lindendale:
- 30.111874, -98.631973
- 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 Lindendale
- 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 Kendall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall County
- Since Lindendale is near Gillespie County and also Blanco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gillespie County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blanco 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 Lindendale
Communities Also Named Lindendale ...
We found one communities that are also named Lindendale.
Within Texas, the name Lindendale is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Lindendale in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Prince William County
- This Lindendale is located in Prince William County and lies 1,343 miles [2,161.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lindendale that is located in Kendall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince William County community of Lindendale.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lindendale ...
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.
- Fredericksburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Grapetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Grapetown is located in Gillespie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapetown
- Post Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Post Oak is located in Blanco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Rocky Creek
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rocky Creek is located in Blanco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
- Rocky Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rocky Hill is located in Gillespie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Sisterdale
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stonewall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Twin Sisters
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
- Walnut Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Walnut Grove is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Lindendale to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lindendale to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lindendale and extending to:
- Boerne, which is the Seat of Kendall County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lindendale to Boerne, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 54 miles [86.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,365 miles [2,196.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,195 miles [11,579.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,927 miles [12,757.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,804 miles [9,340.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lindendale) 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 Lindendale 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 Lindendale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1119, Longitude: -98.6320 In this case, the coordinates for Lindendale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.787 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.15 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.718 degrees. |
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