Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mays Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mays Crossing and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mays Crossing
- 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 Mays Crossing:
- 28.946363, -98.063895
- 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 Mays Crossing
- 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 Karnes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Karnes County
- Since Mays Crossing is near Wilson County and also Atascosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- eBird sighting report for Atascosa 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 Mays Crossing ...
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.
- Falls City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls City
- Falls City is located in Karnes County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Falls City <1>
- Gray Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Crossing
- Gray Crossing is located in Wilson County
- Harmony
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Helena
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Karnes County
- Mayo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Nell
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Peggy
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peggy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peggy
- Peggy is located in Atascosa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peggy <1>
- Sunnyside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
- Sunnyside is located in Wilson County
- Three Oaks ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Oaks
- Three Oaks is located in Wilson County
- Unity ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
How Far From Mays Crossing 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 Mays Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mays Crossing and extending to:
- Karnes City, which is the Seat of Karnes County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mays Crossing to Karnes City, with an average speed<4> 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 93 miles [149.7 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,382 miles [2,224.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,962 miles [12,813.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,838 miles [9,395.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mays Crossing. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Mays Crossing) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mays Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.9464, Longitude: -98.0639 In this case, the coordinates for Mays Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mays Crossing 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 320.217 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.328 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.554 degrees. |