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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 Nesbitt, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nesbitt 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 Nesbitt:
- 31.098239, -96.596917
- 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 Nesbitt
- 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson County
- Since Nesbitt is near Falls County and also Milam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Falls County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Milam 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 Nesbitt
Communities Also Named Nesbitt ...
We found two communities that are also named Nesbitt.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Nesbitt.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Nesbitt in the United States and Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Harrison County
- This Nesbitt is located in Harrison County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Nesbitt that is located in Robertson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Nesbitt.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- This Nesbitt lies 1,291 miles [2,077.7 km]<1> to the north of the Nesbitt that is located in Robertson County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nesbitt ...
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.
- Black Jack
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Black Jack is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack
- Crossroads
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Crossroads is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Easterly
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Easterly is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Easterly
- Elliot
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Elliot is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliot
- Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Goodland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Goodland is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodland
- Headsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Headsville is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
- Highbank
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Highbank is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highbank
- Long Branch
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Long Branch is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Marvin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marvin is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvin
- Mustang
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Mustang is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
- Salter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Salter is located in Robertson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salter
How Far From Nesbitt 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 Nesbitt to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Nesbitt and extending to:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Nesbitt to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,227 miles [1,974.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,065 miles [11,370 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,794 miles [12,543.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,671 miles [9,126.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Nesbitt) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Nesbitt 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 Nesbitt. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.0982, Longitude: -96.5969 In this case, the coordinates for Nesbitt have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.583 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.852 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.748 degrees. |
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