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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 Refugio, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Refugio 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 Refugio:
- 28.308232, -97.274566
- 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 Refugio
- 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 Refugio is near Bee County and also Goliad County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Goliad 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 Refugio
Communities Also Named Refugio ...
We found one communities that are also named Refugio.
Within Texas, the name Refugio is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Refugio in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Santa Cruz County
- This Refugio is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 1,551 miles [2,496.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Refugio that is located in Refugio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Refugio.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Refugio ...
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
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Bonnie View is located in Refugio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie View
- City-by-the Sea
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- City-by-the Sea is located in Aransas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City-by-the Sea
- Gregory
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Holiday Beach
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Beach is located in Aransas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Beach
- Palm Harbor
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Palm Harbor is located in Aransas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Harbor
- Rockport
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shell Ridge
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shell Ridge is located in Aransas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Ridge
- Skidmore
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Sodville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sodville is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodville
- Spanish Village
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Spanish Village is located in Aransas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Village
- Tradewinds
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Tradewinds is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
How Far From Refugio 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 town such as Refugio to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Refugio and extending to:
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Refugio 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 1,369 miles [2,203.2 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 7,238 miles [11,648.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,960 miles [12,810.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Refugio) 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 Refugio 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 Refugio. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.3082, Longitude: -97.2746 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.59 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.505 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.266 degrees. |
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