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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 Ojo de Angua, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ojo de Angua 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 Ojo de Angua:
- 27.464762, -97.421936
- 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 Ojo de Angua
- 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 Kleberg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kleberg County
- Since Ojo de Angua is near Nueces County and also Kenedy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nueces County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kenedy 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 Ojo de Angua
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ojo de Angua ...
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.
- Bishop
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Crescent Center
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Crescent Center is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Center
- Five Points
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
- Five Points is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Flour Bluff
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Flour Bluff is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flour Bluff
- Flour Bluff Junction
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Flour Bluff Junction is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flour Bluff Junction
- Gardendale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Gardendale is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
- Harbor City ‑ Historic
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor City is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor City
- Kingsville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Robstown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Violet
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Violet is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
How Far From Ojo de Angua 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 Ojo de Angua to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Ojo de Angua and extending to:
- Kingsville, which is the Seat of Kleberg County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Ojo de Angua to Kingsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 194 miles [312.2 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,412 miles [2,272.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,288 miles [11,728.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,008 miles [12,887.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,883 miles [9,467.8 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ojo de Angua) 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 Ojo de Angua 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 Ojo de Angua. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.4648, Longitude: -97.4219 In this case, the coordinates for Ojo de Angua have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.537 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.334 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.38 degrees. |
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