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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 North Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Beach 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 North Beach:
- 27.821137, -97.390270
- 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 North Beach
- 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 Nueces County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nueces County
- Since North Beach is near San Patricio County and also Aransas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Patricio County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aransas 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 North Beach
Communities Also Named North Beach ...
We found nine communities that are also named North Beach.
Within Texas, the name North Beach is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Francisco County
- This North Beach is located in San Francisco County and lies 1,600 miles [2,575 km]<1> to the west northwest of the North Beach that is located in Nueces County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Francisco County community of North Beach.
- Florida
- Indian River County
- This North Beach is located in Indian River County and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<1> to the east of the North Beach that is located in Nueces County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indian River County community of North Beach.
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This North Beach is located in Calvert County and lies 1,414 miles [2,275.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Beach that is located in Nueces County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of North Beach.
- New Hampshire
- Rockingham County
- This North Beach is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,812 miles [2,916.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Beach that is located in Nueces County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of North Beach.
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This North Beach is located in Ocean County and lies 1,558 miles [2,507.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Beach that is located in Nueces County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of North Beach.
- New York
- Queens County
- This North Beach is located in Queens County and lies 1,603 miles [2,579.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the North Beach that is located in Nueces County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Queens County community of North Beach.
- Oregon
- Lane County
- This North Beach is located in Lane County and lies 1,848 miles [2,974.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the North Beach that is located in Nueces County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of North Beach.
- Washington
- King County
- This North Beach is located in King County and lies 1,918 miles [3,086.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the North Beach that is located in Nueces County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of North Beach.
- Skagit County
- This North Beach is located in Skagit County and lies 1,964 miles [3,160.8 km] to the northwest of the North Beach that is located in Nueces County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skagit County community of North Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Beach ...
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.
- Crescent Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent Center is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Center
- Flour Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Flour Bluff is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flour Bluff
- Flour Bluff Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Flour Bluff Junction is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flour Bluff Junction
- Gardendale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gardendale is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
- Gregory
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor City ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Harbor City is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor City
- Sodville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sodville is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodville
- Violet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Violet is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
How Far From North Beach to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as North Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Beach and extending to:
- Corpus Christi, which is the Seat of Nueces County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from North Beach to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,395 miles [2,245 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,268 miles [11,696.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,989 miles [12,857 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- North Beach) 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 North Beach 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 North Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.8211, Longitude: -97.3903 In this case, the coordinates for North Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.58 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.431 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.345 degrees. |
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