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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 East Columbia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Columbia 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 East Columbia:
- 29.143784, -95.614167
- 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 East Columbia
- 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 East Columbia is near Matagorda County and also Fort Bend County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Matagorda 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 East Columbia
Communities Also Named East Columbia ...
We found one communities that are also named East Columbia.
Within Texas, the name East Columbia is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named East Columbia in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Hamilton County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Hamilton County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of East Columbia.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Columbia ...
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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- China Grove is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Four Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Four Corners is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Holiday Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Jones Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Barbara
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lake Barbara is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barbara
- Perry Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Landing is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Landing
- Richwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Snipe
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Snipe is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipe
- Sugar Valley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Valley is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Wild Peach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wild Peach is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach
- Wild Peach Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wild Peach Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach Village
How Far From East Columbia 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 East Columbia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in East Columbia and extending to:
- Angleton, which is the Seat of Brazoria County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from East Columbia to Angleton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 149 miles [239.8 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 9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,848 miles [12,630.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,724 miles [9,211.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 East Columbia, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- East Columbia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 East Columbia 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 East Columbia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.1438, Longitude: -95.6142 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.653 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.507 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.516 degrees. |
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