Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Robstown:
  • 27.793610, -97.668578
  • 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 Robstown

• 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 Nueces County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Nueces County
  • Since Robstown is near San Patricio County and also Jim Wells County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Patricio County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jim Wells 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 Robstown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Robstown ...

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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Bishop is located in Nueces County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,043 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bishop <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bishop
  • From Robstown to Bishop
• Bluntzer
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Bluntzer is located in Nueces County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluntzer
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Bluntzer
  • From Robstown to Bluntzer
• Five Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points is located in Nueces County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Flour Bluff Junction
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Flour Bluff Junction is located in Nueces County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flour Bluff Junction
• Gardendale
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Gardendale is located in Nueces County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
• Heritage Acres
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Heritage Acres is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Acres
  • Heritage Acres has also been known as:
  • Heritage Acres Colonia
• Orange Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange Grove is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orange Grove <1>
• Sandy Bluff
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Bluff is located in Jim Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bluff
  • Sandy Bluff has also been known as:
  • Sandy Bluff Colonia
• Sodville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sodville is located in San Patricio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodville
• Violet
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Violet is located in Nueces County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet

How Far From Robstown 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 city such as Robstown to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Corpus Christi, which is the Seat of Nueces County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Robstown to Corpus Christi, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,410 miles [2,269.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 81 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,281 miles [11,717.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,002 miles [12,878 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,878 miles [9,459.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'