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Tidbits & Trivia
Introduction ...
Below is our collection of tidbits and odds 'n ends for Nechanitz.
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Nechanitz, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nechanitz 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 Nechanitz:
- 30.045665, -96.827076<1>
- 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 Nechanitz
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Nechanitz is near Lee County and also Washington 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 Washington 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 Nechanitz
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nechanitz ...
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.
- Cozy Corner
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Cozy Corner is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cozy Corner
- Gay Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Gay Hill is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
- Haw Creek ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Haw Creek was located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
- Joiner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Park is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
- Plum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Prairie Valley is also located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Valley
- Round Top
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From Nechanitz 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 included the distance from a community such as Nechanitz to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Nechanitz and extending to:
- La Grange, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Nechanitz to La Grange, 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 56 miles [90.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,277 miles [2,055.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,856 miles [12,643 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,732 miles [9,224.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | GPS Coordinates for Nechanitz:
Decimal: 30.04566, -96.827076
DDMMSS: 30° 2' 44", -96° 49' 37" |
| <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 '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- Nechanitz) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Nechanitz 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 Nechanitz. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0457, Longitude: -96.8271 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.579 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.714 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.944 degrees. |
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