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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 West Sweden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Sweden 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 West Sweden:
- 31.191279, -99.443947
- 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 West Sweden
- 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 McCulloch County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McCulloch County
- Since West Sweden is near Concho County and also Menard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Concho County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Menard 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 West Sweden
Communities Also Named West Sweden ...
We found two communities that are also named West Sweden.
Within Texas, the name West Sweden is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Monroe County
- This West Sweden is located in Monroe County and lies 1,433 miles [2,306.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the West Sweden that is located in McCulloch County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of West Sweden.
- Wisconsin
- Polk County
- This West Sweden is located in Polk County and lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the West Sweden that is located in McCulloch County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of West Sweden.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Sweden ...
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.
- Brady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calf Creek ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Calf Creek is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calf Creek
- Homer Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Homer Junction is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer Junction
- Marco
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Marco is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marco
- Melvin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Paul Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Paul Junction is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paul Junction
- Pear Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Salt Gap ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Salt Gap is located in McCulloch County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Gap
How Far From West Sweden 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 West Sweden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Sweden and extending to:
- Brady, which is the Seat of McCulloch County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from West Sweden to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,369 miles [2,203.2 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 7,167 miles [11,534.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,904 miles [12,720.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Sweden) 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 West Sweden 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 West Sweden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.1913, Longitude: -99.4439 In this case, the coordinates for West Sweden have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.506 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.134 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.998 degrees. |
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