Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Oberly Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oberly Crossing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Oberly Crossing

• 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 Oberly Crossing:
  • 29.919938, -98.587801
  • 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 Oberly Crossing

• 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 Kendall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall County
  • Since Oberly Crossing is near Comal County and also Bexar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Comal County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bexar 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 Oberly Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oberly Crossing ...

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.

• Cranes Mill
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Cranes Mill is located in Comal County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Mill
• Dominion
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Dominion is located in Bexar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
• Honey Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Honey Creek is located in Comal County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
• Leon Springs
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
• Scenic Oaks
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Scenic Oaks is located in Bexar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Oaks
• Silver Hills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Silver Hills is located in Comal County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
• Sisterdale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Sisterdale is located in Kendall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisterdale
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sisterdale <1>
• Spring Branch
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Spring Branch is located in Comal County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Branch <1>
• Twin Sisters
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
• Walnut Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Kendall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Oberly Crossing 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 Oberly Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Oberly Crossing and extending to:

• Boerne, which is the Seat of Kendall County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oberly Crossing to Boerne, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 1,370 miles [2,204.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,203 miles [11,592.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,935 miles [12,770.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,812 miles [9,353.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'