Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fullerton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fullerton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fullerton
- 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 Fullerton:
- 30.100215, -94.887703
- 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 Fullerton
- 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 Liberty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Liberty County
- Since Fullerton is near Harris County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Harris County
- eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Fullerton ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Fullerton.
Within Texas, the name Fullerton is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Florida
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Greenwood 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 Kansas community of Fullerton [Greenwood County].
- Hodgeman County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Fullerton [Hodgeman County].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- New Mexico
- North Dakota
- Pennsylvania
- Lehigh County
- This Fullerton is located in Lehigh County and lies 1,308 miles [2,105 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fullerton that is located in Liberty County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Fullerton.
- McKean County
- This Fullerton is located in McKean County and lies 1,224 miles [1,969.8 km] to the northeast of the Fullerton that is located in Liberty County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKean County community of Fullerton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fullerton ...
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.
- Cow Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cow Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Island
- Cow Island is located in Liberty County
- Franklin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Gum Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
- Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Happy Hideaway
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hideaway have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hideaway
- Happy Hideaway is located in Harris County
- Hidden Echo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Echo
- Hidden Echo is located in Harris County
- Hull
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hull have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hull
- Hull is located in Liberty County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hull <5>
- Jacob Settlement
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacob Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacob Settlement
- Jacob Settlement is located in Liberty County
- Ladd
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Liberty County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,506 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <5>
- Martha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Plum Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
- Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Rock Island
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Rock Island is located in Liberty County
- Tanner Settlement
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanner Settlement have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Settlement
- Tanner Settlement is located in Liberty County
How Far From Fullerton 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 community such as Fullerton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fullerton and extending to:
- Liberty, which is the Seat of Liberty County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fullerton to Austin, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,180 miles [1,899 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,050 miles [11,345.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,771 miles [12,506.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,646 miles [9,086.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fullerton. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Liberty County: www.co.liberty.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 from Point A (ie- Fullerton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fullerton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1002, Longitude: -94.8877 In this case, the coordinates for Fullerton 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 Fullerton 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> | 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 Fullerton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Fullerton to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.33 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.251 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.124 degrees. |