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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 Brittany Bay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brittany Bay 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 Brittany Bay:
- 29.493900, -95.121500
- 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 Brittany Bay
- 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 Brittany Bay is near Harris County and also Brazoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria 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 Brittany Bay
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brittany Bay ...
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.
- Clear Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Eagles Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Eagles Point is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Point
- El Dorado
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- El Dorado is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
- Enchanted Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Enchanted Woods is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Woods
- Falcon Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Falcon Ridge is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
- Fieldcrest Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fieldcrest Forest is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest Forest
- Forest Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Green is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
- Fox Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fox Meadows is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Frenchmans Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Frenchmans Creek is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Creek
- Friendswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Friendswood Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Friendswood Crossing is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood Crossing
- Friendswood Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Friendswood Gardens is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood Gardens
- Continue List (14 more) ...
- Glen Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Cove is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Imperial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Imperial Gardens is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Gardens
- League City
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Meadow Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Bend is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bend
- Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Orchard is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Pipers Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pipers Meadow is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Meadow
- Polly Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Polly Oaks is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Oaks
- Quaker Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Landing is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Landing
- Quaker Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Sunpark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sunpark is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunpark
- Sunwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sunwood is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunwood
- University Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- University Green is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Green
- Wilderness Trails
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Wilderness Trails is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Trails
- Windsong
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Windsong is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong
How Far From Brittany Bay 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 Brittany Bay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Brittany Bay and extending to:
- Galveston, which is the Seat of Galveston County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brittany Bay to Galveston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 165 miles [265.5 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 1,216 miles [1,957 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,091 miles [11,411.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,810 miles [12,569 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,685 miles [9,149.1 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brittany Bay) 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 Brittany Bay 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 Brittany Bay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.4939, Longitude: -95.1215 In this case, the coordinates for Brittany Bay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.391 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.244 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.281 degrees. |
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