Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Calgary, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Calgary and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Calgary

• 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 Calgary:
  • 31.617400, -94.119362
  • 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 Calgary

• 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 San Augustine County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Augustine County
  • Since Calgary is near Shelby County and also Sabine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sabine 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 Calgary

Communities Also Named Calgary ...

We found one communities that are also named Calgary.

Within Texas, the name Calgary is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Calgary in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alberta
    • This Calgary lies 1,683 miles [2,708.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Calgary that is located in San Augustine County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Calgary ...

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.

• Bland Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Bland Lake is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland Lake
• Brady
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Brady is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
• Choice
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Choice is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
• Harmony
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Harmony is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
• Lanetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lanetown is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanetown
• Short
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Short is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
• Sunrise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Sunrise is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
• Union
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Union is located in San Augustine County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Calgary to ...

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

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

• San Augustine, which is the Seat of San Augustine County, lies just to the South.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Calgary to Austin, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,083 miles [1,742.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,665 miles [12,335.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,541 miles [8,917.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'