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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 Clear Creek Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clear Creek Crossing 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 Clear Creek Crossing:
- 29.507600, -95.112200
- 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 Clear Creek Crossing
- 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 Galveston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Galveston County
- Since Clear Creek Crossing is near Harris County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Clear Creek Crossing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clear Creek Crossing ...
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.
- Clear Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Clear Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Eagles Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eagles Point is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Point
- Enchanted Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Enchanted Woods is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Woods
- Falcon Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Falcon Ridge is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
- Fieldcrest Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Fieldcrest Forest is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest Forest
- Forest Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Green is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
- Fox Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fox Meadows is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Frenchmans Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Frenchmans Creek is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Creek
- Friendswood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Friendswood Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Friendswood Crossing is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood Crossing
- Glen Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Cove is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Imperial Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Imperial Gardens is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Gardens
- Continue List (12 more) ...
- Lazy Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lazy Bend is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Bend
- League City
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meadow Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Meadow Bend is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bend
- Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orchard is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Pipers Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pipers Meadow is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Meadow
- Polly Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Polly Oaks is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Oaks
- Quaker Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Quaker Landing is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Landing
- Quaker Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Sunpark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sunpark is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunpark
- Sunwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sunwood is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunwood
- University Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- University Green is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Green
- University Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- University Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
How Far From Clear Creek Crossing to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Clear Creek Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Clear Creek Crossing and extending to:
- Galveston, which is the Seat of Galveston County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clear Creek Crossing to Galveston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 166 miles [267.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,215 miles [1,955.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,809 miles [12,567.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,684 miles [9,147.5 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clear Creek Crossing) 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 Clear Creek Crossing 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 Clear Creek Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5076, Longitude: -95.1122 In this case, the coordinates for Clear Creek Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.387 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.241 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.276 degrees. |
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