Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chalmers:
  • 29.070504, -95.962355
  • 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 Chalmers

• 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 Chalmers is near Wharton County and also Brazoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wharton 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 Chalmers

Communities Also Named Chalmers ...

We found one communities that are also named Chalmers.

Within Texas, the name Chalmers is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Chalmers in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Indiana
    • White County
    • This Chalmers is located in White County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Chalmers that is located in Matagorda County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Chalmers.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chalmers ...

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.

• Blessing
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Blessing is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blessing <2>
• Buckeye
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Buckeye is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Burr
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Burr is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
• Four Corners
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Four Corners is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Lane City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Lane City is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane City <2>
• Magnet
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Magnet is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
• Pierce
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Pierce is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pierce <2>
• Pledger
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pledger is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pledger
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pledger <2>
• Sugar Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Sugar Valley is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
• Wild Peach
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Wild Peach is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach
• Wild Peach Village
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Wild Peach Village is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach Village

How Far From Chalmers to ...

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

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

• Bay City, which is the Seat of Matagorda County, lies just to the South.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Chalmers to Austin, with an average speed<3>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 1,274 miles [2,050.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,146 miles [11,500.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,867 miles [12,660.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,742 miles [9,240.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'