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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 Hamshire, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hamshire 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 Hamshire:
- 29.861608, -94.312409
- 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 Hamshire
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Hamshire is near Chambers County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Hamshire
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hamshire ...
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.
- Cheek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Cheek is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheek
- China
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cottonwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Cottonwood is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Elizabeth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Elizabeth is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
- Figridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Figridge is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figridge
- Meeker
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Meeker is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
- Pine Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Sea Breeze
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Sea Breeze is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Breeze
- Whiskey Ford
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Whiskey Ford is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Ford
- Winnie
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Hamshire 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 Hamshire to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hamshire and extending to:
- Beaumont, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hamshire to Beaumont, with an average speed<3> 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 206 miles [331.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,162 miles [1,870.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,040 miles [11,329.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,758 miles [12,485.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,633 miles [9,065.4 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hamshire) 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 Hamshire 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 Hamshire. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8616, Longitude: -94.3124 In this case, the coordinates for Hamshire have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.93 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.75 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.912 degrees. |
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