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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 Bay Breeze, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bay Breeze and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bay Breeze:
    • 29.540500, -95.016800
    • 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 Bay Breeze
  • 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 Bay Breeze ...

We found one communities that share the name Bay Breeze.

Within Texas, the name Bay Breeze is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Bay Breeze in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Bay Breeze is located in Hillsborough County and lies 765 miles [1,231.1 km]<1> to the east of the Bay Breeze that is located in Galveston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Bay Breeze.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bay Breeze ...

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.

  • Chase Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Park
    • Chase Park is located in Galveston County
  • Clear Lake
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Clear Lake is located in Harris County
  • Crescent
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Crescent is located in Harris County
  • Glen Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • Glen Cove is located in Galveston County
  • Lazy Bend
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lazy Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Bend
    • Lazy Bend is located in Galveston County
  • League City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadow Bend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bend
    • Meadow Bend is located in Galveston County
  • Mystic Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
    • Mystic Village is located in Harris County
  • Shady Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
    • Shady Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Surf Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surf Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Oaks
    • Surf Oaks is located in Harris County
  • University Green
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Green
    • University Green is located in Harris County
  • University Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
    • University Park is located in Harris County

How Far From Bay Breeze to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bay Breeze to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bay Breeze and extending to:

  • Galveston, which is the Seat of Galveston County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bay Breeze to Galveston, 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 170 miles [273.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,803 miles [12,557.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,679 miles [9,139.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bay Breeze. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Galveston County: www.co.galveston.tx.us/

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- Bay Breeze) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bay Breeze. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5405, Longitude: -95.0168       In this case, the coordinates for Bay Breeze have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Bay Breeze to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.331 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.18 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.234 degrees.









 

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