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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 Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beach 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 Beach:
- 30.319932, -95.421328
- 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 Beach
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Beach is near San Jacinto County and also Walker County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Jacinto County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker 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 Beach
Communities Also Named Beach ...
We found ten communities that are also named Beach.
Within Texas, the name Beach is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Indian River County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Beach [Indian River County].
- Georgia
- Ware County
- This Beach is located in Ware County and lies 768 miles [1,236 km]<2> to the east of the Beach that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ware County community of Beach.
- Illinois
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Beach [Lake County].
- Massachusetts
- Suffolk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Beach [Suffolk County].
- Mississippi
- Scott County
- This Beach is located in Scott County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Beach that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Beach.
- Missouri
- Webster County
- This Beach is located in Webster County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Beach that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Beach.
- North Dakota
- Billings County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Dakota community of Beach [Billings County].
- Golden Valley County
- This Beach is located in Golden Valley County and lies 1,234 miles [1,985.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Beach that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Golden Valley County community of Beach.
- Virginia
- Chesterfield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Beach [Chesterfield County].
- Washington
- Whatcom County
- This Beach is located in Whatcom County and lies 1,910 miles [3,073.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Beach that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whatcom County community of Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Beach ...
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.
- Cut and Shoot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Danville ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Danville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Egypt
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Egypt is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Five Oaks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Five Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
- Four Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Londonderry
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Londonderry is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
- Oak Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Oak Grove is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oklahoma
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Oklahoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Panorama Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
- Security
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Security is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Security
- Sleepy Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
How Far From Beach 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 Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Beach and extending to:
- Conroe, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Beach to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,060 miles [11,362 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,783 miles [12,525.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,658 miles [9,105.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Beach 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Beach 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 Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3199, Longitude: -95.4213 In this case, the coordinates for Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.705 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.72 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.324 degrees. |
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