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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 Juliff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Juliff 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 Juliff:
- 29.451211, -95.475603
- 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 Juliff
- 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 Fort Bend County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
- Since Juliff is near Brazoria County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria 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 Juliff
Curious and Interesting Names Near Juliff ...
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.
- China Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- China Grove is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Duke
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Duke is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- English
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- English is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Fairway Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- Hobby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hobby is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
- Hunters Glen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Hunters Glen is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
- Iowa Colony
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
- Meadowview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Meadowview is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Quail Glen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Quail Glen is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Glen
- Quail Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Valley is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Sandy Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
How Far From Juliff 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 Juliff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Juliff and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the Seat of Fort Bend County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Juliff to Richmond, with an average speed<2> 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 6 hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,235 miles [1,987.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,107 miles [11,437.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,827 miles [12,596.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,703 miles [9,178.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Juliff) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Juliff 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 Juliff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.4512, Longitude: -95.4756 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.611 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.498 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.431 degrees. |
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