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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 Three Rivers, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Three Rivers 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 Three Rivers:
- 28.466922, -98.178376
- 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 Three Rivers
- 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 Live Oak County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Live Oak County
- Since Three Rivers is near McMullen County and also Bee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McMullen County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bee 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 Three Rivers
Communities Also Named Three Rivers ...
We found eight communities that are also named Three Rivers.
Within Texas, the name Three Rivers is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Tulare County
- This Three Rivers is located in Tulare County and lies 1,323 miles [2,129.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Three Rivers that is located in Live Oak County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Three Rivers.
- Florida
- Franklin County
- Although located in Franklin County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Three Rivers.
- Massachusetts
- Hampden County
- This Three Rivers is located in Hampden County and lies 1,724 miles [2,774.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Three Rivers that is located in Live Oak County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Three Rivers.
- Michigan
- Saint Joseph County
- This Three Rivers is located in Saint Joseph County and lies 1,166 miles [1,876.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Three Rivers that is located in Live Oak County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Joseph County community of Three Rivers.
- Mississippi
- Jackson County
- This Three Rivers is located in Jackson County and lies 595 miles [957.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Three Rivers that is located in Live Oak County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Three Rivers.
- New Mexico
- Otero County
- This Three Rivers is located in Otero County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Three Rivers that is located in Live Oak County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Three Rivers.
- New York
- Onondaga County
- This Three Rivers is located in Onondaga County and lies 1,584 miles [2,549.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Three Rivers that is located in Live Oak County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onondaga County community of Three Rivers.
- Oregon
- Deschutes County
- This Three Rivers is located in Deschutes County and lies 1,666 miles [2,681.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Three Rivers that is located in Live Oak County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deschutes County community of Three Rivers.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Three Rivers ...
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.
- Blue Berry Hill
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Blue Berry Hill is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Berry Hill
- Cross
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Cross is located in McMullen County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Hideaway Hill
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hideaway Hill is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Hill
- Ike
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Ike is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
- Mineral
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Nell
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Nell is located in Live Oak County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nell
- Oaks
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oaks is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
- Orangedale
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Orangedale is located in Bee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangedale
- Peggy
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
How Far From Three Rivers 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 Three Rivers to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Three Rivers and extending to:
- George West, which is the Seat of Live Oak County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Three Rivers to George West, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the north (N). 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 1,407 miles [2,264.3 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 7,265 miles [11,691.9 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 5,866 miles [9,440.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Three Rivers) 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 Three Rivers 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 Three Rivers. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.4669, Longitude: -98.1784 In this case, the coordinates for Three Rivers have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.21 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.26 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.633 degrees. |
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