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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 Zamora Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zamora Acres 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 Zamora Acres:
- 28.435267, -99.227254
- 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 Zamora Acres
- 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 La Salle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for La Salle County
- Since Zamora Acres is near Frio County and also Dimmit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Frio County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dimmit 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 Zamora Acres
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zamora Acres ...
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.
- Derby
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Derby is located in Frio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
- Derby has also been known as:
- Derby Colonia
- Dull
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Dull is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dull
- Gardendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gardendale is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
- Hilltop
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Frio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hilltop has also been known as:
- Hilltop Colonia
- Melon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the north)
- Melon is located in Frio County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melon
- Millett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Millett is located in La Salle County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
- Valley Wells
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Valley Wells is located in Dimmit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Wells
How Far From Zamora Acres 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 Zamora Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Zamora Acres and extending to:
- Cotulla, which is the Seat of La Salle County, lies just to the West.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Zamora Acres 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,459 miles [2,348 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 7,307 miles [11,759.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,036 miles [12,932.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,912 miles [9,514.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Zamora Acres) 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 Zamora Acres 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 Zamora Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.4353, Longitude: -99.2273 In this case, the coordinates for Zamora Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.902 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.077 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.08 degrees. |
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