Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dickinson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dickinson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dickinson
- 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 Dickinson:
- 29.454526, -95.057245
- 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 Dickinson
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Galveston County
- Since Dickinson is near Chambers County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Dickinson ...
We found ten communities that share the name Dickinson.
Within Texas, the name Dickinson is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Michigan
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Pennsylvania
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dickinson ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Park
- Chase Park is located in Galveston County
- Clear Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clear Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Clear Lake is located in Harris County
- Eagles Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagles Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Point
- Eagles Point is located in Galveston County
- El Dorado
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Falcon Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
- Falcon Ridge is located in Galveston County
- Fieldcrest Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldcrest Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest Forest
- Fieldcrest Forest is located in Galveston County
- Forest Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
- Forest Green is located in Harris County
- Fox Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Fox Meadows is located in Galveston County
- Frenchmans Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frenchmans Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Creek
- Frenchmans Creek is located in Galveston County
- Friendswood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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 <4>
- Friendswood Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood Crossing
- Friendswood Crossing is located in Galveston County
- Glen Cove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Continue List (15 more) ...
- Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Imperial Gardens
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imperial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Gardens
- Imperial Gardens is located in Galveston County
- Lazy Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - League City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League City
- League City is located in Galveston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 108,477 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for League City <4>
- Meadow Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bend
- Meadow Bend is located in Galveston County
- Mystic Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
- Mystic Village is located in Harris County
- Pipers Meadow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pipers Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Meadow
- Pipers Meadow is located in Harris County
- Polly Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polly Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Oaks
- Polly Oaks is located in Galveston County
- Quaker Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Landing
- Quaker Landing is located in Galveston County
- Quaker Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Sunpark
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Sunwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Surf Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - University Green
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Green
- University Green is located in Harris County
- University Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
- University Park is located in Harris County
- Heights
How Far From Dickinson 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 Dickinson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dickinson and extending to:
- Galveston, which is the Seat of Galveston County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dickinson to Galveston, 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 five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 170 miles [273.6 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 1,215 miles [1,955.4 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,809 miles [12,567.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,685 miles [9,149.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Dickinson: www.ci.dickinson.tx.us/
The official website for Galveston County: www.co.galveston.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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Dickinson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dickinson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.4545, Longitude: -95.0572 In this case, the coordinates for Dickinson 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 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 Dickinson 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> | 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. |
| <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 Dickinson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.344 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.184 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.259 degrees. |