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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 Shavano Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shavano Park 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 Shavano Park:
- 29.586330, -98.555827
- 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 Shavano Park
- 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 Bexar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bexar County
- Since Shavano Park is near Comal County and also Kendall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Comal County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall 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 Shavano Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shavano Park ...
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.
- Cross Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Mountain is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mountain
- Dominion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Dominion is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
- Grey Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grey Forest is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
- Leon Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
- Leon Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Longhorn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Longhorn is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhorn
- Scenic Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scenic Oaks is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Oaks
- Shorts Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Shorts Corner is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Corner
How Far From Shavano Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Shavano Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shavano Park and extending to:
- San Antonio, which is the Seat of Bexar County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shavano Park to San Antonio, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,381 miles [2,222.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,220 miles [11,619.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,950 miles [12,794.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,827 miles [9,377.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Shavano Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Shavano Park 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 Shavano Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5863, Longitude: -98.5558 In this case, the coordinates for Shavano Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.651 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.923 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.721 degrees. |
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