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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 Caney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Caney 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 Caney:
- 28.963608, -95.855085
- 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 Caney
- 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 Matagorda County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Matagorda County
- Since Caney is near Brazoria County and also Wharton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wharton 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 Caney
Communities Also Named Caney ...
We found eleven communities that are also named Caney.
There are two communities within Texas that are also named Caney.
Beyond Texas, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Hopkins 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 Texas community of Caney [Hopkins County].
- Red River County
- This Caney is located in Red River County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<2> to the north of the Caney that is located in Matagorda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red River County community of Caney.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Faulkner County
- This Caney is located in Faulkner County and lies 467 miles [751.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Caney that is located in Matagorda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Caney.
- Hot Spring County
- This Caney is located in Hot Spring County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km] to the north northeast of the Caney that is located in Matagorda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hot Spring County community of Caney.
- Marion County
- This Caney is located in Marion County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km] to the north northeast of the Caney that is located in Matagorda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Caney.
- Nevada County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Caney [Nevada County].
- Kansas
- Montgomery County
- This Caney is located in Montgomery County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<2> to the north of the Caney that is located in Matagorda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Caney.
- Kentucky
- Morgan County
- This Caney is located in Morgan County and lies 946 miles [1,522.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Caney that is located in Matagorda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Caney.
- Louisiana
- Vernon Parish
- This Caney is located in Vernon Parish and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Caney that is located in Matagorda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Caney.
- Oklahoma
- Atoka County
- This Caney is located in Atoka County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<2> to the north of the Caney that is located in Matagorda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atoka County community of Caney.
- Virginia
- Dickenson 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 Caney [Dickenson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Caney ...
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.
- Buckeye
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Buckeye is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Cedar Lake
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cedar Lake is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Four Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Four Corners is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Gulf ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Gulf is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
- Gulf Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Gulf Hill is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hill
- Magnet
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Magnet is located in Wharton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Pledger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Sugar Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sugar Valley is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Wild Peach
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wild Peach is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach
- Wild Peach Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wild Peach Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach Village
How Far From Caney 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 Caney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Caney and extending to:
- Bay City, which is the Seat of Matagorda County, lies just to the West.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Caney to Austin, with an average speed<5>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,273 miles [2,048.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,148 miles [11,503.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,867 miles [12,660.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,743 miles [9,242.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Caney 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Caney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Caney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Caney 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 Caney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.9636, Longitude: -95.8551 In this case, the coordinates for Caney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.779 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.632 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.63 degrees. |
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