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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 Paul Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Paul Junction 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 Paul Junction:
- 31.156834, -99.272830
- 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 Paul Junction
- 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 McCulloch County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McCulloch County
- Since Paul Junction is near San Saba County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Saba County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason 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 Paul Junction
Curious and Interesting Names Near Paul Junction ...
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.
- Brady
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Calf Creek ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Calf Creek is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calf Creek
- Camp Air
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Camp Air is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Air
- Hall
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hall is located in San Saba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
- Homer Junction
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Homer Junction is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Junction
- Marco
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Marco is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
- Melvin
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Mercury
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mercury is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mercury
- Mitchell Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mitchell Crossing is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Crossing
- Pear Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Pecan Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan Springs is located in San Saba County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Springs
- Placid
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Placid is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid
How Far From Paul Junction 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 Paul Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Paul Junction and extending to:
- Brady, which is the Seat of McCulloch County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Paul Junction to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,361 miles [2,190.3 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 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,899 miles [12,712.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,779 miles [9,300.4 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 '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- Paul Junction) 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 Paul Junction 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 Paul Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1568, Longitude: -99.2728 In this case, the coordinates for Paul Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.384 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.986 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.924 degrees. |
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