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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 Minerva, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Minerva 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 Minerva:
- 30.758314, -96.987676
- 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 Minerva
- 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 Milam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Milam County
- Since Minerva is near Lee County and also Burleson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burleson 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 Minerva
Communities Also Named Minerva ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Minerva.
Within Texas, the name Minerva is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Marshall County
- This Minerva is located in Marshall County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Minerva that is located in Milam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Minerva.
- Kansas
- Labette 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 Kansas community of Minerva [Labette County].
- Kentucky
- Mason County
- This Minerva is located in Mason County and lies 920 miles [1,480.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Minerva that is located in Milam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Minerva.
- Louisiana
- Terrebonne Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Minerva [Terrebonne Parish].
- Minnesota
- Clearwater County
- This Minerva is located in Clearwater County and lies 1,150 miles [1,850.7 km]<1> to the north of the Minerva that is located in Milam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearwater County community of Minerva.
- Mississippi
- Montgomery County
- This Minerva is located in Montgomery County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Minerva that is located in Milam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Minerva.
- Nevada
- White Pine County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Minerva [White Pine County].
- New York
- Essex County
- This Minerva is located in Essex County and lies 1,542 miles [2,481.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Minerva that is located in Milam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Minerva.
- Ohio
- Carroll County
- This Minerva is located in Carroll County and lies 1,122 miles [1,805.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Minerva that is located in Milam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Minerva.
- Oregon
- Lane County
- This Minerva is located in Lane County and lies 1,729 miles [2,782.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Minerva that is located in Milam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Minerva.
- Virginia
- Carroll 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 Virginia community of Minerva [Carroll County].
- West Virginia
- Lincoln County
- This Minerva is located in Lincoln County and lies 981 miles [1,578.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Minerva that is located in Milam County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Minerva.
- Wisconsin
- Milwaukee 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 Wisconsin community of Minerva [Milwaukee County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Minerva ...
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.
- Elm Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Ridge is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Ridge
- Handy
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Handy is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Liberty is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Marjorie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Marjorie is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marjorie
- Rockdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Sharp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sharp is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
- Silver City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
How Far From Minerva 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 Minerva to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Minerva and extending to:
- Cameron, which is the Seat of Milam County, lies just to the North.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Minerva to Austin, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,259 miles [2,026.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,098 miles [11,423.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,827 miles [12,596.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,704 miles [9,179.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Minerva) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Minerva 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Minerva, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Minerva 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 Minerva. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.7583, Longitude: -96.9877 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.791 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.055 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.949 degrees. |
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