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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 Chenango, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chenango 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 Chenango:
- 29.254131, -95.459344
- 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 Chenango
- 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 Brazoria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria County
- Since Chenango is near Fort Bend County and also Galveston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Galveston 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 Chenango
Communities Also Named Chenango ...
We found one communities that are also named Chenango.
Within Texas, the name Chenango is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Chenango in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- West Baton Rouge Parish
- This Chenango is located in West Baton Rouge Parish and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Chenango that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Baton Rouge Parish community of Chenango.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chenango ...
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.
- China Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- China Grove is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Chocolate Bayou
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Chocolate Bayou is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocolate Bayou
- Chocolate Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Chocolate Springs is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocolate Springs
- English
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- English is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Holiday Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Iowa Colony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
- Liverpool
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Richwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Snipe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Snipe is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipe
How Far From Chenango 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 Chenango to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Chenango and extending to:
- Angleton, which is the Seat of Brazoria County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Chenango 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 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 1,242 miles [1,998.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,117 miles [11,453.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,836 miles [12,610.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,712 miles [9,192.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Chenango) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Chenango 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 Chenango. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2541, Longitude: -95.4593 In this case, the coordinates for Chenango have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.571 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.424 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.442 degrees. |
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