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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 Telegraph, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Telegraph 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 Telegraph:
- 30.327416, -99.906181
- 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 Telegraph
- 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 Kimble County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kimble County
- Since Telegraph is near Kerr County and also Edwards County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kerr County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edwards 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 Telegraph
Communities Also Named Telegraph ...
We found two communities that are also named Telegraph.
Within Texas, the name Telegraph is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Mexico
- Grant County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Telegraph [Grant County].
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Salt Lake County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Telegraph.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Telegraph ...
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.
- Buck Hollow
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Buck Hollow is located in Kimble County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buck Hollow
- Hackberry
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Hackberry is located in Edwards County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
- Junction
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Junction Windmill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Junction Windmill is located in Kerr County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction Windmill
- Rocksprings
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Telegraph 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 Telegraph to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Telegraph once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Telegraph and extending to:
- Junction, which is the Seat of Kimble County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Telegraph to Junction, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,422 miles [2,288.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,231 miles [11,637.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,967 miles [12,821.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,846 miles [9,408.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Telegraph, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Telegraph) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Telegraph 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 Telegraph. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3274, Longitude: -99.9062 In this case, the coordinates for Telegraph have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.685 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.241 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.266 degrees. |
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