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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 Hankamer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hankamer 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 Hankamer:
- 29.858276, -94.626862
- 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 Hankamer
- 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 Hankamer is near Liberty County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Hankamer
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hankamer ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Cove is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Cow Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Cow Island is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Island
- Eminence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eminence is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Figridge
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Figridge is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Figridge
- Hogpen Crossing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hogpen Crossing is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogpen Crossing
- Liberty
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Island
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Rock Island is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Turtle Bayou
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
- Winnie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
How Far From Hankamer 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 Hankamer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Hankamer and extending to:
- Anahuac, which is the Seat of Chambers County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Hankamer 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 1,177 miles [1,894.2 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,052 miles [11,349.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,771 miles [12,506.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,647 miles [9,088 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' (or 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- Hankamer) 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 Hankamer 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 Hankamer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8583, Longitude: -94.6269 In this case, the coordinates for Hankamer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.129 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.983 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.041 degrees. |
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