Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in San Angelo Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Angelo Junction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for San Angelo Junction
- 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 San Angelo Junction:
- 31.776259, -99.367839
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on San Angelo 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 Coleman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Coleman County
- Since San Angelo Junction is near Brown County and also McCulloch County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Brown County
- eBird sighting report for McCulloch 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near San Angelo 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.
- Bangs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bangs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bangs
- Bangs is located in Brown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,504 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bangs <2>
- Buffalo
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Echo
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Fry ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Lake Shore
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lake Shore is located in Brown County
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Shamrock Shores
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock Shores
- Shamrock Shores is located in Brown County
- Shields
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Silver Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Valley
- Silver Valley is located in Coleman County
- Thrifty
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east) - Trickham
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickham
- Trickham is located in Coleman County
- Former name for Trickham:
- Trick'em
How Far From San Angelo 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 San Angelo Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in San Angelo Junction and extending to:
- Coleman, which is the Seat of Coleman County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<4> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from San Angelo Junction to Austin, with an average speed<5>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 1,346 miles [2,166.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,871 miles [12,667.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for San Angelo Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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- San Angelo Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in San Angelo Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7763, Longitude: -99.3678 In this case, the coordinates for San Angelo Junction have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 San Angelo Junction to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.541 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.248 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.918 degrees. |