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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 Houston Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Houston Ferry 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 Houston Ferry:
- 32.764854, -85.141328
- 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 Houston Ferry
- 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 Harris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Since Houston Ferry is near Chambers County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Houston Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Houston Ferry ...
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.
- Cottons Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cottons Crossroads is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottons Crossroads
- Glass
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Glass is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glass
- Jester
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Jester is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jester
- Little Shawmut
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Little Shawmut is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Shawmut
- Magnolia Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Magnolia Ferry is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Ferry
- Mechanicsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mechanicsville is located in Lee County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mountain Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mountain Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Hill
- Population from the 2010 Census: 11,554 people
- Nelson
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Nelson is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelson
- Plant City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Plant City is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plant City
- River View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- River View is located in Chambers County (AL)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River View
- Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shady Grove is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Houston Ferry 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 Houston Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Houston Ferry and extending to:
- Hamilton, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Houston Ferry to Hamilton, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 80 miles [128.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 620 miles [997.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,517 miles [10,488.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,218 miles [11,616.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,097 miles [8,202.8 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 from Point A (ie- Houston Ferry) 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 Houston Ferry 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 Houston Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7649, Longitude: -85.1413 In this case, the coordinates for Houston Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.647 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.993 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.808 degrees. |
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