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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 Chocolate Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chocolate Springs 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 Chocolate Springs:
- 29.304683, -95.262156
- 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 Chocolate Springs
- 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 Chocolate Springs is near Galveston County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Galveston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Chocolate Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chocolate Springs ...
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
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- China Grove is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Chocolate Bayou
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Chocolate Bayou is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocolate Bayou
- Eagles Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Eagles Point is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Point
- El Dorado
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- El Dorado is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
- Falcon Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Falcon Ridge is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
- Fox Meadows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Fox Meadows is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Friendswood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Friendswood Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Friendswood Crossing is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood Crossing
- Hillcrest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hillcrest is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Iowa Colony
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
- Liverpool
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Mustang Meadows
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Mustang Meadows is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Meadows
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Polly Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Polly Oaks is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Oaks
- Sandy Point
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Sun Meadow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Sun Meadow is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Meadow
- Sunpark
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sunpark is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunpark
- Sunwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sunwood is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunwood
- Wilderness Trails
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Wilderness Trails is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Trails
- Windsong
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Windsong is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong
How Far From Chocolate Springs 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 Chocolate Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chocolate Springs and extending to:
- Angleton, which is the Seat of Brazoria County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chocolate Springs to Angleton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,231 miles [1,981.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,825 miles [12,593.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,701 miles [9,174.9 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Chocolate Springs) 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 Chocolate Springs 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 Chocolate Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.3047, Longitude: -95.2622 In this case, the coordinates for Chocolate Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.452 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.292 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.357 degrees. |
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