Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Augusta, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Augusta and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Augusta
- 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 Augusta:
- 31.531567, -95.330778
- 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 Augusta
- 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Since Augusta is near Anderson County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Augusta ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Augusta.
Within Texas, the name Augusta is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 29 communities, 28 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Marion County
- This Augusta is located in Marion County and lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Augusta that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Augusta.
- Pike County
- This Augusta is located in Pike County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km] to the northeast of the Augusta that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Augusta.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Iberville Parish
- This Augusta is located in Iberville Parish and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Augusta that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iberville Parish community of Augusta.
- Plaquemines Parish
- This Augusta is located in Plaquemines Parish and lies 337 miles [542.3 km] to the east southeast of the Augusta that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plaquemines Parish community of Augusta.
- Saint Landry Parish
- This Augusta is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 190 miles [305.8 km] to the east southeast of the Augusta that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of Augusta.
- Maine
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Ontario
- South Dakota
- West Virginia
- Hampshire County
- This Augusta is located in Hampshire County and lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Augusta that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Augusta.
- Mercer 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 West Virginia community of Augusta [Mercer County].
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Augusta ...
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.
- Bluff City ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
- Bluff City is located in Houston County
- Bobbittville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bobbittville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbittville
- Bobbittville is located in Houston County
- Germany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Glover ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Grapeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapeland
- Grapeland is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,429 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grapeland <4>
- Hickory Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
- Kennedy Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Crossing
- Kennedy Crossing is located in Houston County
- Liberty Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Houston County
- Mound City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mound City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Mound City is located in Anderson County
- Post Oak
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Refuge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Refuge is located in Houston County
- Salmon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salmon
- Salmon is located in Anderson County
- Union Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossing
- Union Crossing is located in Houston County
How Far From Augusta 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 Augusta to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Augusta and extending to:
- Crockett, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Augusta to Crockett, 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 five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,994 miles [11,255.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,720 miles [12,424.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,596 miles [9,005.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Augusta. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Augusta) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Augusta. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5316, Longitude: -95.3308 In this case, the coordinates for Augusta 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 Augusta 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Augusta 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 318.812 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.002 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.156 degrees. |