Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Monteola, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monteola and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Monteola
- 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 Monteola:
- 28.697763, -97.915836
- 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 Monteola
- 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 Bee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bee County
- Since Monteola is near Karnes County and also Live Oak County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Karnes County
- eBird sighting report for Live Oak 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 Monteola ...
We found one communities that share the name Monteola.
Within Texas, the name Monteola is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Monteola in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monteola ...
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.
- Couch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Helena
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Karnes County
- Mayo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north) - Mays Crossing
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mays Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Crossing
- Mays Crossing is located in Karnes County
- Mineral
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
- Mineral is located in Bee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineral <3>
- Nell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Orangedale
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orangedale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangedale
- Orangedale is located in Bee County
- Peggy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- 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 <3>
How Far From Monteola 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 Monteola to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Monteola and extending to:
- Beeville, which is the Seat of Bee County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Monteola to Beeville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the north (N). 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 1,384 miles [2,227.3 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 7,243 miles [11,656.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,968 miles [12,823.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,844 miles [9,405 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Monteola. 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 '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- Monteola) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monteola. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.6978, Longitude: -97.9158 In this case, the coordinates for Monteola have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Monteola 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 320.077 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.131 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.508 degrees. |