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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 Double Bayou, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Double Bayou 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 Double Bayou:
- 29.693803, -94.629838
- 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 Double Bayou
- 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 Chambers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- Since Double Bayou is near Galveston County and also Liberty 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 Liberty 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 Double Bayou
Curious and Interesting Names Near Double Bayou ...
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.
- Cottonwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cove is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Crystal Beach
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elmgrove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Elmgrove is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmgrove
- Eminence
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Eminence is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Figridge
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Figridge is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figridge
- High Island
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rollover
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rollover is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollover
- Sea Breeze
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Sea Breeze is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
- Turtle Bayou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Winnie
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Double Bayou to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Double Bayou to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Double Bayou and extending to:
- Anahuac, which is the Seat of Chambers County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Double Bayou to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,184 miles [1,905.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,061 miles [11,363.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,779 miles [12,519.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,655 miles [9,100.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Double Bayou) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Double Bayou 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 Double Bayou. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6938, Longitude: -94.6298 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.107 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.936 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.06 degrees. |
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