Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Vasco, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vasco and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Vasco

• 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 Vasco:
  • 33.415110, -95.495232
  • 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 Vasco

• 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 Delta County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Delta County
  • Since Vasco is near Lamar County and also Hopkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hopkins 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 Vasco

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vasco ...

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.

• Frog Hop ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Frog Hop is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Hop
• Glory
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Glory is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glory
• Lake Creek
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Lake Creek is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Creek
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Creek <1>
• Mount Joy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Joy is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
• Mount Joy Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Joy Crossing is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy Crossing
• Oak Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Post Oak
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Post Oak is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
• Prattville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Prattville is located in Delta County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
• Sandhill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandhill is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
  • Sandhill has also been known as:
  • Sand Hill
• Slabtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Slabtown is located in Lamar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Sulphur Bluff
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sulphur Bluff is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Bluff
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Bluff <1>

How Far From Vasco 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 Vasco to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Vasco and extending to:

• Cooper, which is the Seat of Delta County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Vasco to Cooper, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 254 miles [408.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,094 miles [1,760.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,902 miles [11,107.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,634 miles [12,285.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,513 miles [8,872.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'