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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 Quintana, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quintana 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 Quintana:
- 28.346949, -97.145269
- 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 Quintana
- 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 Refugio County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Refugio County
- Since Quintana is near Goliad County and also Aransas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Goliad 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 Quintana
Communities Also Named Quintana ...
We found one communities that are also named Quintana.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Quintana.
Beyond Texas.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Brazoria County
- This Quintana is located in Brazoria County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Quintana that is located in Refugio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Quintana.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Quintana ...
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.
- Bonnie View
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bonnie View is located in Refugio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie View
- City-by-the Sea
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- City-by-the Sea is located in Aransas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City-by-the Sea
- Green Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Green Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Holiday Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Beach is located in Aransas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Beach
- Palm Harbor
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Palm Harbor is located in Aransas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Harbor
- Raisin
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Raisin is located in Victoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raisin
- Rockport
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Seadrift
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Shell Ridge
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Shell Ridge is located in Aransas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Ridge
- Spanish Village
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Spanish Village is located in Aransas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Village
- Tradewinds
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Tradewinds is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
How Far From Quintana 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 Quintana to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Quintana and extending to:
- Refugio, which is the Seat of Refugio County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Quintana 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,361 miles [2,190.3 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 7,231 miles [11,637.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,953 miles [12,799.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Quintana) 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 Quintana 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 Quintana. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.3469, Longitude: -97.1453 In this case, the coordinates for Quintana have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.512 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.418 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.21 degrees. |
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