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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 Zuehl, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Zuehl 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 Zuehl:
- 29.485351, -98.166163
- 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 Zuehl
- 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 Guadalupe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guadalupe County
- Since Zuehl is near Bexar County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bexar County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson 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 Zuehl
Curious and Interesting Names Near Zuehl ...
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.
- Airport City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Airport City is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
- Carpenter
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Carpenter is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Converse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Friendly Corner
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Friendly Corner is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Lone Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sweet Home
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sweet Home is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
- Universal City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zipp
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Zipp is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipp
How Far From Zuehl 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 Zuehl to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Zuehl and extending to:
- Seguin, which is the Seat of Guadalupe County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Zuehl to Seguin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 59 miles [95 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,365 miles [2,196.8 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 7,211 miles [11,605 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,939 miles [12,776.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,815 miles [9,358.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Zuehl) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Zuehl 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 Zuehl. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.4854, Longitude: -98.1662 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.374 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.583 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.561 degrees. |
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