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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 Crystal Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crystal Beach 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 Crystal Beach:
- 29.457853, -94.638616
- 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 Crystal Beach
- 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 Crystal Beach is near Chambers County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Crystal Beach
Communities Also Named Crystal Beach ...
We found ten communities that are also named Crystal Beach.
Within Texas, the name Crystal Beach is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, eight are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Pinellas County
- This Crystal Beach is located in Pinellas County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the east of the Crystal Beach that is located in Galveston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Crystal Beach.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Crystal Beach is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,225 miles [1,971.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Crystal Beach that is located in Galveston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Crystal Beach.
- Cecil 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 Maryland community of Crystal Beach [Cecil County].
- Michigan
- Branch County
- This Crystal Beach is located in Branch County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Crystal Beach that is located in Galveston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Branch County community of Crystal Beach.
- Van Buren County
- This Crystal Beach is located in Van Buren County and lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km] to the north northeast of the Crystal Beach that is located in Galveston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Crystal Beach.
- New Brunswick
- This Crystal Beach lies 1,890 miles [3,041.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Crystal Beach that is located in Galveston County.
- New York
- Ontario County
- This Crystal Beach is located in Ontario County and lies 1,332 miles [2,143.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Crystal Beach that is located in Galveston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontario County community of Crystal Beach.
- Ontario
- This Crystal Beach lies 1,359 miles [2,187.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Crystal Beach that is located in Galveston County.
- Vermont
- Rutland County
- This Crystal Beach is located in Rutland County and lies 1,533 miles [2,467.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Crystal Beach that is located in Galveston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutland County community of Crystal Beach.
- Virginia
- Accomack 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 Virginia community of Crystal Beach [Accomack County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crystal Beach ...
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.
- Chase Park
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Chase Park is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Park
- Elmgrove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Elmgrove is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmgrove
- Heights
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Heights is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heights
- High Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rollover
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rollover is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollover
- Texas City
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Texas City Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Texas City Junction is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City Junction
- Virginia Point
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Virginia Point is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Point
How Far From Crystal Beach 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 Crystal Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crystal Beach and extending to:
- Galveston, which is the Seat of Galveston County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Crystal Beach to Galveston, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 194 miles [312.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,194 miles [1,921.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,074 miles [11,384.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,791 miles [12,538.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,666 miles [9,118.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crystal Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Crystal Beach 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Crystal Beach 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 Crystal Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.4579, Longitude: -94.6386 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.078 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.871 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.087 degrees. |
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