Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Yoakum, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yoakum and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Yoakum
- 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 Yoakum:
- 29.287417, -97.149855
- 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 Yoakum
- 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 DeWitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for DeWitt County
- Since Yoakum is near Lavaca County and also Gonzales County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lavaca County
- eBird sighting report for Gonzales 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 Yoakum ...
We found one communities that share the name Yoakum.
Within Texas, the name Yoakum is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Yoakum in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yoakum ...
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.
- Concrete
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Edgar
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
- Edgar is located in DeWitt County
- Glaze City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glaze City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze City
- Glaze City is located in Gonzales County
- Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
- Hope is located in Lavaca County
- Pearl City
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl City
- Pearl City is located in DeWitt County
- Petersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Petersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
- Petersville is located in DeWitt County
- Sweet Home
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweet Home have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Sweet Home is located in Lavaca County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweet Home <3>
- Terryville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terryville
- Terryville is located in DeWitt County
How Far From Yoakum 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 Yoakum to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yoakum and extending to:
- Cuero, which is the Seat of DeWitt County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Yoakum to Cuero, with an average speed<4> 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 76 miles [122.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,323 miles [2,129.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,182 miles [11,558.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,907 miles [12,725.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,782 miles [9,305.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Yoakum: www.cityofyoakum.org/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Yoakum) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Yoakum. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2874, Longitude: -97.1499 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Yoakum to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.671 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.726 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.143 degrees. |