Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Watsonville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Watsonville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Watsonville
- 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 Watsonville:
- 32.614857, -97.132510
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Watsonville
- 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 Tarrant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tarrant County
- Since Watsonville is near Ellis County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ellis County
- eBird sighting report for Dallas 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Watsonville ...
We found seven communities that share the name Watsonville.
Within Texas, the name Watsonville is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Wilcox County
- This Watsonville is located in Wilcox County and lies 584 miles [939.9 km]<1> to the east of the Watsonville that is located in Tarrant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilcox County community of Watsonville.
- California
- Santa Cruz County
- This Watsonville is located in Santa Cruz County and lies 1,423 miles [2,290.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Watsonville that is located in Tarrant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Cruz County community of Watsonville.
- Kansas
- Comanche County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Watsonville [Comanche County].
- Michigan
- Emmet County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Watsonville [Emmet County].
- New York
- Schoharie County
- This Watsonville is located in Schoharie County and lies 1,415 miles [2,277.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Watsonville that is located in Tarrant County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoharie County community of Watsonville.
- North Carolina
- Rowan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Watsonville [Rowan County].
- Pennsylvania
- McKean County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Watsonville [McKean County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Watsonville ...
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.
- Cedar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Dallas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 47,820 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Hill <3>
- Cedarview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Florence Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Florence Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence Hill
- Florence Hill is located in Dallas County
- Kingswood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Lakeview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Pleasant Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
- Pleasant Point is located in Johnson County
- Sublett
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - University Park Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park Village
- University Park Village is located in Tarrant County
- Valley Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ridge
- Valley Ridge is located in Tarrant County
- Wooded Hills
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wooded Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wooded Hills
- Wooded Hills is located in Johnson County
How Far From Watsonville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Watsonville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Watsonville and extending to:
- Fort Worth, which is the Seat of Tarrant County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Watsonville to Fort Worth, with an average speed<5> 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 166 miles [267.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,203 miles [1,936 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,740 miles [12,456.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,619 miles [9,042.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Watsonville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Tarrant County: www.tarrantcounty.com/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Watsonville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Watsonville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6149, Longitude: -97.1325 In this case, the coordinates for Watsonville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Watsonville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Watsonville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.144 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.705 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.828 degrees. |