Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lowake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lowake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lowake
- 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 Lowake:
- 31.566136, -100.061530
- 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 Lowake
- 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 Concho County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Concho County
- Since Lowake is near Runnels County and also Tom Green County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Runnels County
- eBird sighting report for Tom Green 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lowake ...
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.
- Harriet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west) - Marie
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north) - Miles
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles
- Miles is located in Runnels County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 894 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miles <2>
- Paint Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Rock
- Paint Rock is located in Concho County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 306 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paint Rock <2>
- Pecan Mott
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Mott have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Mott
- Pecan Mott is located in Coke County
- Seventeen Mile Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seventeen Mile Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventeen Mile Crossing
- Seventeen Mile Crossing is located in Tom Green County
- Sixmile Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sixmile Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Crossing
- Sixmile Crossing is located in Tom Green County
- Sixteen Mile Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sixteen Mile Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Mile Crossing
- Sixteen Mile Crossing is located in Tom Green County
How Far From Lowake 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 Lowake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Lowake and extending to:
- Paint Rock, which is the Seat of Concho County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Lowake to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,389 miles [2,235.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,169 miles [11,537.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,909 miles [12,728.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,791 miles [9,319.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lowake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lowake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lowake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5661, Longitude: -100.0615 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Lowake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.986 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.749 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.25 degrees. |