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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 Universal City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Universal City 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 Universal City:
- 29.552412, -98.307161
- 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 Universal City
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bexar County
- Since Universal City is near Comal County and also Guadalupe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Comal County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guadalupe 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 Universal City
Communities Also Named Universal City ...
We found one communities that are also named Universal City.
Within Texas, the name Universal City is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Universal City in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Universal City is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,215 miles [1,955.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Universal City that is located in Bexar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Universal City.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Universal City ...
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.
- Airport City
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Airport City is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
- Bracken
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Converse
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Friendly Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Friendly Corner is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Garden Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
- Kirby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Live Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Longhorn
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Longhorn is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhorn
- Shorts Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Shorts Corner is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Corner
How Far From Universal City 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 Universal City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Universal City and extending to:
- San Antonio, which is the Seat of Bexar County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Universal City to San Antonio, 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 59 miles [95 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,212 miles [11,606.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,942 miles [12,781.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,818 miles [9,363.2 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Universal City) 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 Universal City 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 Universal City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5524, Longitude: -98.3072 In this case, the coordinates for Universal City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.479 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.715 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.616 degrees. |
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