Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Colita, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colita and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Colita

• 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 Colita:
  • 30.883800, -95.009935
  • 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 Colita

• 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Since Colita is near Trinity County and also San Jacinto County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Jacinto 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 Colita

Curious and Interesting Names Near Colita ...

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.

• Asia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Asia is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Asia
• Israel
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Israel is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel
• Moscow
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Moscow is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <1>
• Seven Oaks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
• Snow Hill
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Snow Hill is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill
• Sulphur
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Sulphur is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
• Tigerville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Tigerville is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerville
• Tobacco Patch
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Tobacco Patch is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tobacco Patch
• Waterwood
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Waterwood is located in San Jacinto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterwood
• Woodlake
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Woodlake is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Colita and extending to:

• Livingston, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Colita to Livingston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 1,155 miles [1,858.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,015 miles [11,289.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,738 miles [12,453.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,614 miles [9,034.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'