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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 Solis Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Solis Landing 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 Solis Landing:
- 29.044375, -103.105445
- 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 Solis Landing
- 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 Brewster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brewster 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 Solis Landing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Solis Landing ...
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.
- Glenn Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Glenn Springs is located in Brewster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Springs
- Hot Springs ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Hot Springs is located in Brewster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Springs
- Onion Spring
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Onion Spring is located in Brewster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Spring
- Panther Junction
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Panther Junction is located in Brewster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther Junction
How Far From Solis Landing 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 community such as Solis Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Solis Landing and extending to:
- Alpine, which is the Seat of Brewster County, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could drive a straight line from Solis Landing to Alpine, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 332 miles [534.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,632 miles [2,626.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 64 days and walking would take 93 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,418 miles [11,938.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,159 miles [13,130.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,042 miles [9,723.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Solis Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Solis Landing 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 Solis Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.0444, Longitude: -103.1054 In this case, the coordinates for Solis Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.683 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.468 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.772 degrees. |
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