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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 Jones Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jones Creek 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 Jones Creek:
- 28.970969, -95.452056
- 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 Jones Creek
- 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 Jones Creek is near Matagorda County and also Galveston 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 Galveston 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 Jones Creek
Communities Also Named Jones Creek ...
We found six communities that are also named Jones Creek.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Jones Creek.
Beyond Texas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Wharton County
- This Jones Creek is located in Wharton County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Jones Creek that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wharton County community of Jones Creek.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Union County
- This Jones Creek is located in Union County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jones Creek that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Jones Creek.
- Kentucky
- Morgan County
- This Jones Creek is located in Morgan County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jones Creek that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Jones Creek.
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Jones Creek is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Jones Creek that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Jones Creek.
- North Carolina
- Anson County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Jones Creek [Anson County].
- Virginia
- Martinsville City
- This Jones Creek is located in Martinsville City and lies 1,047 miles [1,685 km]<1> to the northeast of the Jones Creek that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martinsville City community of Jones Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jones Creek ...
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.
- Four Corners
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Four Corners is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Freeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gulf Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Gulf Park is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park
- Lake Barbara
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lake Barbara is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barbara
- Oyster Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oyster Creek is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Creek
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,212 people
- Perry Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Perry Landing is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Landing
- Richwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Snipe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Snipe is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipe
- Surfside
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Surfside is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside
- Surfside Beach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
How Far From Jones Creek 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 village such as Jones Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jones Creek and extending to:
- Angleton, which is the Seat of Brazoria County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Jones Creek to Angleton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 164 miles [263.9 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 1,254 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 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,850 miles [12,633.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,725 miles [9,213.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jones Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Jones Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Jones Creek 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 Jones Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.9710, Longitude: -95.4521 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.522 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.331 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.465 degrees. |
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