Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Churchill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Churchill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Churchill
- 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 Churchill:
- 28.934696, -95.557170
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Churchill
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Brazoria County
- Since Churchill is near Matagorda County and also Wharton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Matagorda County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Churchill ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Churchill.
Within Texas, the name Churchill is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, eighteen are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Bureau County
- This Churchill is located in Bureau County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Churchill that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bureau County community of Churchill.
- Cook 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 Illinois community of Churchill [Cook County].
- Kansas
- Manitoba
- This Churchill lies 2,061 miles [3,316.9 km]<2> to the north of the Churchill that is located in Brazoria County.
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Antrim 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 Michigan community of Churchill [Antrim County].
- Cheboygan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Churchill [Cheboygan County].
- Muskegon County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Churchill [Muskegon County].
- Ogemaw County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Churchill [Ogemaw County].
- Minnesota
- Chippewa County
- This Churchill is located in Chippewa County and lies 1,110 miles [1,786.4 km]<2> to the north of the Churchill that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chippewa County community of Churchill.
- Renville County
- This Churchill is located in Renville County and lies 1,097 miles [1,765.5 km] to the north of the Churchill that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Renville County community of Churchill.
- Montana
- Nevada
- Ohio
- Ontario
- Pennsylvania
- Prince Edward Island
- This Churchill lies 2,106 miles [3,389.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Churchill that is located in Brazoria County.
- Virginia
- Culpeper County
- This Churchill is located in Culpeper County and lies 1,204 miles [1,937.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Churchill that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Culpeper County community of Churchill.
- Fairfax County
- This Churchill is located in Fairfax County and lies 1,254 miles [2,018.1 km] to the northeast of the Churchill that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Churchill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Churchill ...
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.
- Cedar Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- Cedar Lake is located in Matagorda County
- Four Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Brazoria County
- Freeport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freeport have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeport
- Freeport is located in Brazoria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,126 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freeport <5>
- Gulf Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Jones Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
- Jones Creek is located in Brazoria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,062 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jones Creek <5>
- Lake Barbara
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Barbara have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barbara
- Lake Barbara is located in Brazoria County
- Perry Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Perry Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Landing
- Perry Landing is located in Brazoria County
- Richwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Richwood is located in Brazoria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,015 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <5>
- Wild Peach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wild Peach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach
- Wild Peach is located in Brazoria County
- Wild Peach Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wild Peach Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach Village
- Wild Peach Village is located in Brazoria County
How Far From Churchill 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 Churchill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Churchill and extending to:
- Angleton, which is the Seat of Brazoria County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Churchill to Angleton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,260 miles [2,027.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,137 miles [11,485.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,856 miles [12,643 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,731 miles [9,223.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Churchill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Brazoria County: www.brazoria-county.com/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Churchill 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Churchill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Churchill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.9347, Longitude: -95.5572 In this case, the coordinates for Churchill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Churchill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Churchill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.584 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.398 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.511 degrees. |