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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 Sunrise Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunrise Acres 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 Sunrise Acres:
- 27.930297, -97.570273
- 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 Sunrise Acres
- 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 San Patricio County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Patricio County
- Since Sunrise Acres is near Nueces County and also Jim Wells County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nueces County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jim Wells 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 Sunrise Acres
Communities Also Named Sunrise Acres ...
We found five communities that are also named Sunrise Acres.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Sunrise Acres.
Beyond Texas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- El Paso County
- This Sunrise Acres is located in El Paso County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunrise Acres that is located in San Patricio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Paso County community of Sunrise Acres.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Saint Mary's County
- This Sunrise Acres is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 1,411 miles [2,270.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sunrise Acres that is located in San Patricio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Sunrise Acres.
- North Carolina
- Johnston County
- This Sunrise Acres is located in Johnston County and lies 1,241 miles [1,997.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunrise Acres that is located in San Patricio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Sunrise Acres.
- Rowan County
- This Sunrise Acres is located in Rowan County and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km] to the east northeast of the Sunrise Acres that is located in San Patricio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Sunrise Acres.
- South Carolina
- York County
- This Sunrise Acres is located in York County and lies 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sunrise Acres that is located in San Patricio County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Sunrise Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunrise Acres ...
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.
- Bluntzer
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Bluntzer is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluntzer
- Crescent Center
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Crescent Center is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Center
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Five Points is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Flour Bluff Junction
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flour Bluff Junction is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flour Bluff Junction
- Gregory
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Robstown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sodville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sodville is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodville
- Violet
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Violet is located in Nueces County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Violet
How Far From Sunrise Acres 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 Sunrise Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunrise Acres and extending to:
- Sinton, which is the Seat of San Patricio County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Sunrise Acres to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,399 miles [2,251.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,270 miles [11,699.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,991 miles [12,860.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,867 miles [9,442 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Sunrise Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Sunrise Acres 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 Sunrise Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9303, Longitude: -97.5703 In this case, the coordinates for Sunrise Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.717 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.607 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.413 degrees. |
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