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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 Damon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Damon 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 Damon:
- 29.290523, -95.734671
- 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 Damon
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria County
- Since Damon is near Fort Bend County and also Wharton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Damon
Communities Also Named Damon ...
We found nine communities that are also named Damon.
Within Texas, the name Damon is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Yell 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 Arkansas community of Damon [Yell County].
- Illinois
- Brown County
- This Damon is located in Brown County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Damon that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Damon.
- Michigan
- Ogemaw County
- This Damon is located in Ogemaw County and lies 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Damon that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogemaw County community of Damon.
- Missouri
- Wayne County
- This Damon is located in Wayne County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Damon that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Damon.
- Ohio
- Geauga County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Geauga County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Damon.
- Oklahoma
- Latimer County
- This Damon is located in Latimer County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<2> to the north of the Damon that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Latimer County community of Damon.
- Tennessee
- Hardin County
- This Damon is located in Hardin County and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Damon that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Damon.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Damon is located in Albemarle County and lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Damon that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Damon.
- Washington
- Grays Harbor 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 Washington community of Damon [Grays Harbor County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Damon ...
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.
- Burr
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Burr is located in Wharton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
- China Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- China Grove is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- English
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- English is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Four Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Four Corners is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Guy
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Lakes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Long Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Long Point is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Needville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pledger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Sugar Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sugar Valley is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Wild Peach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Wild Peach is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach
- Wild Peach Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Wild Peach Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach Village
How Far From Damon 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 Damon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Damon and extending to:
- Angleton, which is the Seat of Brazoria County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Damon to Angleton, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,254 miles [2,018.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,846 miles [12,626.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,722 miles [9,208.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 Damon 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 '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- Damon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Damon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Damon 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 Damon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2905, Longitude: -95.7347 In this case, the coordinates for Damon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.753 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.644 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.552 degrees. |
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