Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Marco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marco and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Marco
- 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 Marco:
- 31.140169, -99.580342
- 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 Marco
- 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 McCulloch County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McCulloch County
- Since Marco is near Concho County and also Menard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Concho County
- eBird sighting report for Menard 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 Marco ...
We found eight communities that share the name Marco.
Within Texas, the name Marco is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Collier County
- This Marco is located in Collier County and lies 1,138 miles [1,831.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Marco that is located in McCulloch County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collier County community of Marco.
- Hillsborough County
- This Marco is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km] to the east of the Marco that is located in McCulloch County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Marco.
- Lee 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 Florida community of Marco [Lee County].
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- This Marco lies 1,353 miles [2,177.4 km]<1> to the north of the Marco that is located in McCulloch County.
- Missouri
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marco ...
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.
- Brady
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brady have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Brady is located in McCulloch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,178 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brady <4>
- Calf Creek ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Calf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calf Creek
- Calf Creek is located in McCulloch County
- Eden
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
- Eden is located in Concho County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,339 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eden <4>
- Fivemile Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fivemile Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fivemile Crossing
- Fivemile Crossing is located in Menard County
- Homer Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homer Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Junction
- Homer Junction is located in McCulloch County
- Melvin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melvin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melvin
- Melvin is located in McCulloch County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 164 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Melvin <4>
- Pear Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pear Valley
- Pear Valley is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pear Valley <4>
- Salt Gap ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Gap
- Salt Gap is located in McCulloch County
- Tenmile Crossing
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tenmile Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenmile Crossing
- Tenmile Crossing is located in Menard County
- Twentymile Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twentymile Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twentymile Crossing
- Twentymile Crossing is located in Menard County
How Far From Marco to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Marco to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marco and extending to:
- Brady, which is the Seat of McCulloch County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Marco to Brady, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,378 miles [2,217.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,175 miles [11,547 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,912 miles [12,733.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,792 miles [9,321.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Marco. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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- Marco) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Marco. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1402, Longitude: -99.5803 In this case, the coordinates for Marco 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Marco 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 Marco 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 321.591 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.229 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.063 degrees. |