Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Specht Store, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Specht Store and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Specht Store
- 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 Specht Store:
- 29.717723, -98.445295
- 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 Specht Store
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Bexar County
- Since Specht Store is near Comal County and also Kendall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Comal County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Specht Store ...
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.
- Bracken
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Dominion
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Garden Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
- Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
- Honey Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Honey Creek is located in Comal County
- Leon Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
- Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
- Live Oak
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- Live Oak is located in Bexar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,661 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Live Oak <2>
- Shorts Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Corner
- Shorts Corner is located in Bexar County
- Silver Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
- Silver Hills is located in Comal County
- Spring Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
- Spring Branch is located in Comal County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring Branch <2>
How Far From Specht Store 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 community such as Specht Store to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Specht Store and extending to:
- San Antonio, which is the Seat of Bexar County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Specht Store to San Antonio, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,370 miles [2,204.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,209 miles [11,601.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,939 miles [12,776.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,816 miles [9,359.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Specht Store. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bexar County: www.co.bexar.tx.us/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Specht Store) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Specht Store. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7177, Longitude: -98.4453 In this case, the coordinates for Specht Store have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Specht Store 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 320.598 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.877 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.665 degrees. |