Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Little New York, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little New York and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Little New York

• 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 Little New York:
  • 29.551070, -97.306657
  • 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 Little New York

• 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 Gonzales County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gonzales County
  • Since Little New York is near Lavaca County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lavaca County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Little New York

Communities Also Named Little New York ...

We found one communities that are also named Little New York.

Within Texas, the name Little New York is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Little New York in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Marshall County
    • This Little New York is located in Marshall County and lies 731 miles [1,176.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Little New York that is located in Gonzales County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Little New York.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little New York ...

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.

• Colony
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Colony is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
• Comanche Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Comanche Crossing is located in Gonzales County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Crossing
• Cost
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cost is located in Gonzales County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cost
• Elm Grove
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Elm Grove is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
• Glaze City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Glaze City is located in Gonzales County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze City
• Nickel ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Nickel is located in Gonzales County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickel
• Pearl City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
• Sandy Fork
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
• Saturn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Saturn is located in Gonzales County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saturn
• Summerville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Summerville is located in Gonzales County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville

How Far From Little New York 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 Little New York to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Gonzales, which is the Seat of Gonzales County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Little New York to Gonzales, with an average speed<2> 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 55 miles [88.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 1,320 miles [2,124.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,174 miles [11,545.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,900 miles [12,713.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,776 miles [9,295.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'