Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in San Antonio Prairie, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Antonio Prairie and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for San Antonio Prairie
- 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 Antonio Prairie:
- 30.457153, -96.782947
- 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 Antonio Prairie
- 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 Burleson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Burleson County
- Since San Antonio Prairie is near Lee County and also Milam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- eBird sighting report for Milam 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 Antonio Prairie ...
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.
- Big Creek
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Birch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Center Line
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Line have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Line
- Center Line is located in Burleson County
- Cooks Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Point
- Cooks Point is located in Burleson County
- Deanville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deanville
- Deanville is located in Burleson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deanville <2>
- Dime Box
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dime Box
- Dime Box is located in Lee County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dime Box <2>
- Elevation
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Forest Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove is located in Milam County
- Gus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Hicks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Leo
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Lyons
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyons
- Lyons is located in Burleson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lyons <2>
- Old Dime Box
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
- Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
- Sweet Home
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Sweet Home is located in Lee County
- Tanglewood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Tanglewood is located in Lee County
- Lyons
How Far From San Antonio Prairie 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 Antonio Prairie to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in San Antonio Prairie and extending to:
- Caldwell, which is the Seat of Burleson County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<3> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from San Antonio Prairie to Austin, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,259 miles [2,026.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,833 miles [12,606 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,710 miles [9,189.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for San Antonio Prairie. 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- San Antonio Prairie) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in San Antonio Prairie. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4572, Longitude: -96.7829 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Antonio Prairie to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.612 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.805 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.889 degrees. |