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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 Bolivar Peninsula, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bolivar Peninsula 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 Bolivar Peninsula:
- 29.478288, -94.579915
- 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 Bolivar Peninsula
- 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 Galveston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Galveston County
- Since Bolivar Peninsula is near Chambers County and also Harris 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 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 Bolivar Peninsula
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bolivar Peninsula ...
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.
- Crystal Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elmgrove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Elmgrove is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmgrove
- Figridge
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
- Figridge is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figridge
- Heights
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Heights is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heights
- High Island
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Rollover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rollover is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollover
- Sea Breeze
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sea Breeze is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
- Texas City
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Texas City Junction
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Texas City Junction is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City Junction
- Virginia Point
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Point is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Point
How Far From Bolivar Peninsula 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 Bolivar Peninsula to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Bolivar Peninsula and extending to:
- Galveston, which is the Seat of Galveston County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bolivar Peninsula to Galveston, with an average speed<3> 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 6 hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 197 miles [317 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,191 miles [1,916.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,788 miles [12,533.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,663 miles [9,113.7 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bolivar Peninsula) 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 Bolivar Peninsula 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 Bolivar Peninsula. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.4783, Longitude: -94.5799 In this case, the coordinates for Bolivar Peninsula have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.044 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.834 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.061 degrees. |
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