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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 Oak Trail Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Trail Shores 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 Oak Trail Shores:
- 32.4887482, -97.8341983
- 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 Oak Trail Shores
- 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 Hood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hood County
- Since Oak Trail Shores is near Parker County and also Erath County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Parker County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erath 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 Oak Trail Shores
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak Trail Shores ...
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.
- Bluff Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Brushy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Brushy is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
- Dennis
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Spunky
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
- Harmony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Harmony is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Hill City
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Hill City is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
- Maxwell Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Maxwell Crossing is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell Crossing
- Pecan Plantation
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
- Tin Top
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Tin Top is located in Parker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Top
How Far From Oak Trail Shores 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 Oak Trail Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Oak Trail Shores and extending to:
- Granbury, which is the Seat of Hood County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Oak Trail Shores to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,243 miles [2,000.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,038 miles [11,326.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,774 miles [12,511 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,654 miles [9,099.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Oak Trail Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Oak Trail Shores 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 Oak Trail Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4887, Longitude: -97.8342 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Trail Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.60 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.225 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.157 degrees. |
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