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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 San Marcos, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Marcos and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Marcos:
    • 29.884179, -97.941604
    • 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 Marcos
  • 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

Communities Also Named San Marcos ...

We found three communities that share the name San Marcos.

Within Texas, the name San Marcos is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Diego County
      • This San Marcos is located in San Diego County and lies 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the San Marcos that is located in Hays County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of San Marcos.
      • Santa Barbara County
      • This San Marcos is located in Santa Barbara County and lies 1,316 miles [2,117.9 km] to the west northwest of the San Marcos that is located in Hays County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Barbara County community of San Marcos.
    • Florida
      • Wakulla County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of San Marcos [Wakulla County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near San Marcos ...

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.

  • Flatrock Ford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatrock Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
    • Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
  • Fourth Crossing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourth Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Crossing
    • Fourth Crossing is located in Comal County
  • Hays City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays City
    • Hays City is located in Hays County
  • Hunter
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
    • Hunter is located in Comal County
  • Maxwell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
    • Maxwell is located in Caldwell County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <4>
  • Mountain City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
    • Mountain City is located in Hays County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
  • Pioneer Town
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Town
    • Pioneer Town is located in Hays County
  • Reedville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
    • Reedville is located in Caldwell County
  • Royal Forest
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Forest
    • Royal Forest is located in Comal County
  • Staples
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Thorn Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Thorn Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
    • Thorn Hill is located in Comal County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in San Marcos and extending to:

  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from San Marcos to Austin, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,339 miles [2,154.9 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 53 days and walking would take 76 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,181 miles [11,556.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,910 miles [12,729.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,786 miles [9,311.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for San Marcos: www.sanmarcostx.gov/

The official website for Hays County: www.co.hays.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- San Marcos) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in San Marcos. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8842, Longitude: -97.9416    
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about San Marcos, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Marcos 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 320.29 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.533 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.435 degrees.




 

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