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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 Danbury, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Danbury 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 Danbury:
- 29.227298, -95.346240
- 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 Danbury
- 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 Danbury is near Galveston County and also Fort Bend County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Galveston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fort Bend 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 Danbury
Communities Also Named Danbury ...
We found nine communities that are also named Danbury.
Within Texas, the name Danbury is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Fairfield County
- This Danbury is located in Fairfield County and lies 1,485 miles [2,389.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Danbury that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Danbury.
- Iowa
- Woodbury County
- This Danbury is located in Woodbury County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<1> to the north of the Danbury that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodbury County community of Danbury.
- Nebraska
- Red Willow County
- This Danbury is located in Red Willow County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Danbury that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Red Willow County community of Danbury.
- New Hampshire
- Merrimack County
- This Danbury is located in Merrimack County and lies 1,627 miles [2,618.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Danbury that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrimack County community of Danbury.
- North Carolina
- Stokes County
- This Danbury is located in Stokes County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Danbury that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stokes County community of Danbury.
- North Dakota
- Emmons 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 North Dakota community of Danbury [Emmons County].
- Ohio
- Ottawa County
- This Danbury is located in Ottawa County and lies 1,099 miles [1,768.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Danbury that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Danbury.
- Saskatchewan
- This Danbury lies 1,613 miles [2,595.9 km]<1> to the north of the Danbury that is located in Brazoria County.
- Wisconsin
- Burnett County
- This Danbury is located in Burnett County and lies 1,169 miles [1,881.3 km]<1> to the north of the Danbury that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burnett County community of Danbury.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Danbury ...
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.
- China Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- China Grove is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Chocolate Bayou
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Chocolate Bayou is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocolate Bayou
- Chocolate Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Chocolate Springs is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocolate Springs
- English
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- English is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Hillcrest
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 706 people
- Holiday Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Lake Barbara
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lake Barbara is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barbara
- Liverpool
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Richwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
- Snipe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Snipe is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipe
How Far From Danbury 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 city such as Danbury to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Danbury and extending to:
- Angleton, which is the Seat of Brazoria County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Danbury to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,238 miles [1,992.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,114 miles [11,448.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,833 miles [12,606 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,708 miles [9,186.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Danbury) 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 Danbury 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 Danbury 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 Danbury. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2273, Longitude: -95.3462 In this case, the coordinates for Danbury have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.494 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.331 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.398 degrees. |
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