Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hoskins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hoskins and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hoskins
- 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 Hoskins:
- 29.134131, -95.234378
- 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 Hoskins
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Brazoria County
- Since Hoskins is near Galveston County and also Fort Bend County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Galveston County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hoskins ...
We found seven communities that share the name Hoskins.
Within Texas, the name Hoskins is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Florida
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- Oregon
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hoskins ...
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.
- Chocolate Bayou
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chocolate Bayou have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocolate Bayou
- Chocolate Bayou is located in Brazoria County
- Chocolate Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chocolate Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chocolate Springs
- Chocolate Springs is located in Brazoria County
- Lake Barbara
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Barbara have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barbara
- Lake Barbara is located in Brazoria County
- Liverpool
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liverpool
- Liverpool is located in Brazoria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 553 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liverpool <4>
- Oyster Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
- Oyster Creek is located in Brazoria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
- Red Fish Cove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Fish Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Fish Cove
- Red Fish Cove is located in Galveston County
- Richwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Richwood is located in Brazoria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,015 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <4>
- Sea Isle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Surfside
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Surfside Beach
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surfside Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside Beach
- Surfside Beach is located in Brazoria County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 589 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surfside Beach <4>
How Far From Hoskins to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hoskins to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hoskins and extending to:
- Angleton, which is the Seat of Brazoria County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hoskins to Angleton, with an average speed<5> 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 169 miles [272 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,237 miles [1,990.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,114 miles [11,448.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,832 miles [12,604.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,708 miles [9,186.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hoskins. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Brazoria County: www.brazoria-county.com/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hoskins) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hoskins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.1341, Longitude: -95.2344 In this case, the coordinates for Hoskins 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Hoskins 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Hoskins to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.409 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.218 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.361 degrees. |