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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 Uvalde, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Uvalde 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 Uvalde:
- 29.209601, -99.786336
- 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 Uvalde
- 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 Uvalde County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Uvalde County
- Since Uvalde is near Zavala County and also Kinney County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Zavala County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kinney 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 Uvalde
Communities Also Named Uvalde ...
We found one communities that are also named Uvalde.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Uvalde.
Beyond Texas.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Hidalgo County
- This Uvalde is located in Hidalgo County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Uvalde that is located in Uvalde County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Uvalde.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Uvalde ...
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.
- First Crossing
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- First Crossing is located in Uvalde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Crossing
- Happy Hollow
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Happy Hollow is located in Uvalde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hollow
- Long Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Long Crossing is located in Uvalde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Crossing
- Second Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Second Crossing is located in Uvalde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Crossing
- Third Crossing
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Trio
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Trio is located in Uvalde County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
How Far From Uvalde 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 city such as Uvalde to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Uvalde and extending to:
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Uvalde to Austin, with an average speed<2>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,457 miles [2,344.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 83 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,287 miles [11,727.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,019 miles [12,905.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Uvalde) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Uvalde 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 Uvalde. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2096, Longitude: -99.7863 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.415 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.783 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.28 degrees. |
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