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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 Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clear Lake and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lake:
    • 29.553400, -95.127600
    • 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 Clear Lake
  • 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 Clear Lake ...

We found 22 communities that share the name Clear Lake.

There is one other community in Texas which is also named Clear Lake.

Beyond Texas, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Collin County
      • This Clear Lake is located in Collin County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Clear Lake that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Clear Lake.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Grant County
      • This Clear Lake is located in Grant County and lies 370 miles [595.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Clear Lake that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Clear Lake.
      • Mississippi County
      • This Clear Lake is located in Mississippi County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km] to the north northeast of the Clear Lake that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Clear Lake.
    • California
      • Modoc County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Clear Lake [Modoc County].
    • Florida
      • Alachua County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Clear Lake [Alachua County].
    • Illinois
      • Cass County
      • This Clear Lake is located in Cass County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Clear Lake that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Clear Lake.
      • Sangamon County
      • This Clear Lake is located in Sangamon County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km] to the north northeast of the Clear Lake that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Clear Lake.
    • Indiana
      • Steuben County
      • This Clear Lake is located in Steuben County and lies 1,018 miles [1,638.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Clear Lake that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Steuben County community of Clear Lake.
    • Iowa
      • Cerro Gordo County
      • This Clear Lake is located in Cerro Gordo County and lies 942 miles [1,516 km]<1> to the north of the Clear Lake that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cerro Gordo County community of Clear Lake.
    • Louisiana
      • Natchitoches Parish
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Clear Lake [Natchitoches Parish].
    • Manitoba
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Michigan
      • Hillsdale County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Clear Lake [Hillsdale 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 Clear Lake [Ogemaw County].
      • Saint Joseph 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 Clear Lake [Saint Joseph County].
    • Minnesota
      • Sherburne County
      • This Clear Lake is located in Sherburne County and lies 1,099 miles [1,768.7 km]<1> to the north of the Clear Lake that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sherburne County community of Clear Lake.
    • Oklahoma
      • Beaver County
      • This Clear Lake is located in Beaver County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Clear Lake that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaver County community of Clear Lake.
    • Ontario
      • This Clear Lake lies 1,381 miles [2,222.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Clear Lake that is located in Harris County.
    • Oregon
      • Marion County
      • This Clear Lake is located in Marion County and lies 1,853 miles [2,982.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clear Lake that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Clear Lake.
    • South Dakota
      • Deuel County
      • This Clear Lake is located in Deuel County and lies 1,053 miles [1,694.6 km]<1> to the north of the Clear Lake that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deuel County community of Clear Lake.
    • Utah
      • Millard County
      • This Clear Lake is located in Millard County and lies 1,198 miles [1,928 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clear Lake that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Millard County community of Clear Lake.
    • Washington
      • Skagit County
      • This Clear Lake is located in Skagit County and lies 1,935 miles [3,114.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clear Lake that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Skagit County community of Clear Lake.
    • Wisconsin
      • Polk County
      • This Clear Lake is located in Polk County and lies 1,094 miles [1,760.6 km]<1> to the north of the Clear Lake that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Clear Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clear Lake ...

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.

  • Eagles Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagles Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Point
    • Eagles Point is located in Galveston County
  • Enchanted Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enchanted Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Woods
    • Enchanted Woods is located in Galveston County
  • Falcon Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
    • Falcon Ridge is located in Galveston County
  • Fieldcrest Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldcrest Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest Forest
    • Fieldcrest Forest is located in Galveston County
  • Forest Green
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
    • Forest Green is located in Harris County
  • Fox Meadows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
    • Fox Meadows is located in Galveston County
  • Frenchmans Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchmans Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Creek
    • Frenchmans Creek is located in Galveston County
  • Friendswood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
    • Friendswood is located in Galveston County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,011 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Friendswood <5>
  • Friendswood Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood Crossing
    • Friendswood Crossing is located in Galveston County
  • Friendswood Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood Gardens
    • Friendswood Gardens is located in Galveston County
  • Glen Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • Glen Cove is located in Galveston County
  • Highland Meadows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
    • Highland Meadows is located in Harris County
  • Continue List   (18 more) ...
    • Humble Camp
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Humble Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble Camp
      • Humble Camp is located in Harris County
    • Imperial Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imperial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Gardens
      • Imperial Gardens is located in Galveston County
    • League City
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Longwood Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Park
      • Longwood Park is located in Galveston County
    • Meadow Bend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bend
      • Meadow Bend is located in Galveston County
    • Melody Wood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melody Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Wood
      • Melody Wood is located in Galveston County
    • Orchard
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
      • Orchard is located in Galveston County
    • Pipers Meadow
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pipers Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Meadow
      • Pipers Meadow is located in Harris County
    • Polly Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polly Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Oaks
      • Polly Oaks is located in Galveston County
    • Quaker Landing
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Landing
      • Quaker Landing is located in Galveston County
    • Quaker Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
      • Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
    • Riverwalk
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwalk
      • Riverwalk is located in Galveston County
    • Scarsdale
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scarsdale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
      • Scarsdale is located in Harris County
    • Sunpark
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunpark have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunpark
      • Sunpark is located in Galveston County
    • Sunset Meadows
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Meadows
      • Sunset Meadows is located in Galveston County
    • Sunwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunwood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunwood
      • Sunwood is located in Galveston County
    • University Green
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Green
      • University Green is located in Harris County
    • University Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
      • University Park is located in Harris County

How Far From Clear Lake 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 Clear Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Clear Lake to Houston, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 164 miles [263.9 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 1,214 miles [1,953.7 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,808 miles [12,565.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,683 miles [9,145.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Clear Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Clear Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clear Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5534, Longitude: -95.1276       In this case, the coordinates for Clear Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Clear Lake 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.
<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 Clear Lake, 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 Clear Lake 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 318.404 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.267 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.278 degrees.




 

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