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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 Tradewinds Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tradewinds Estates 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 Tradewinds Estates:
- 27.991408, -97.262214
- 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 Tradewinds Estates
- 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 Tradewinds Estates is near Refugio County and also Aransas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Refugio County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aransas 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 Tradewinds Estates
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tradewinds Estates ...
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.
- Bonnie View
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Bonnie View is located in Refugio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie View
- City-by-the Sea
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- City-by-the Sea is located in Aransas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City-by-the Sea
- Crescent Center
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Center is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Center
- Gregory
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Harbor City ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Harbor City is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor City
- Palm Harbor
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Palm Harbor is located in Aransas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palm Harbor
- Rockport
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Shell Ridge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Shell Ridge is located in Aransas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Ridge
- Sodville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Sodville is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodville
- Tradewinds
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tradewinds is located in San Patricio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradewinds
How Far From Tradewinds Estates to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Tradewinds Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tradewinds Estates and extending to:
- Sinton, which is the Seat of San Patricio County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tradewinds Estates to Sinton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 159 miles [255.9 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 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,382 miles [2,224.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,254 miles [11,674.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,975 miles [12,834.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,851 miles [9,416.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tradewinds Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Tradewinds Estates 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 Tradewinds Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 27.9914, Longitude: -97.2622 In this case, the coordinates for Tradewinds Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.527 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.39 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.282 degrees. |
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