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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 Alvin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alvin 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 Alvin:
- 29.420323, -95.244034
- 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 Alvin
- 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 Brazoria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria County
- Since Alvin is near Galveston County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Galveston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Alvin
Communities Also Named Alvin ...
We found ten communities that are also named Alvin.
Within Texas, the name Alvin is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Alvin lies 1,996 miles [3,212.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Alvin that is located in Brazoria County.
- Colorado
- Yuma County
- This Alvin is located in Yuma County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Alvin that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuma County community of Alvin.
- Georgia
- Banks County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Banks County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Banks County community of Alvin.
- Madison County
- This Alvin is located in Madison County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alvin that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Alvin.
- Illinois
- Vermilion County
- This Alvin is located in Vermilion County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Alvin that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Alvin.
- Kansas
- Marion County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Marion County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Alvin.
- Kentucky
- Floyd County
- This Alvin is located in Floyd County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Alvin that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Alvin.
- Michigan
- Alcona County
- This Alvin is located in Alcona County and lies 1,226 miles [1,973.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Alvin that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcona County community of Alvin.
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Alvin is located in Berkeley County and lies 947 miles [1,524 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Alvin that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Alvin.
- Wisconsin
- Forest County
- This Alvin is located in Forest County and lies 1,195 miles [1,923.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Alvin that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forest County community of Alvin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alvin ...
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.
- Chocolate Bayou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Chocolate Bayou is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocolate Bayou
- Eagles Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Eagles Point is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Point
- El Dorado
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- El Dorado is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
- Falcon Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Falcon Ridge is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
- Fieldcrest Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Fieldcrest Forest is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest Forest
- Fox Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Meadows is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Frenchmans Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Frenchmans Creek is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Creek
- Friendswood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friendswood Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friendswood Crossing is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood Crossing
- Friendswood Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Friendswood Gardens is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood Gardens
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Imperial Gardens
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Imperial Gardens is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Gardens
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mustang Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mustang Meadows is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Meadows
- Polly Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Polly Oaks is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Oaks
- Sun Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sun Meadow is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Meadow
- Sunpark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunpark is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunpark
- Sunset Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sunset Meadows is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Meadows
- Sunwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sunwood is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunwood
- Wilderness Trails
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Wilderness Trails is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Trails
- Windsong
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Windsong is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong
How Far From Alvin 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 city such as Alvin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alvin and extending to:
- Angleton, which is the Seat of Brazoria County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Alvin to Angleton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,225 miles [1,971.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,819 miles [12,583.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,694 miles [9,163.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alvin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alvin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Alvin 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 Alvin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.4203, Longitude: -95.2440 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.458 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.314 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.338 degrees. |
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