Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Ladd, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ladd and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Ladd
- 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 Ladd:
- 30.046050, -94.921037
- 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 Ladd
- 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 Liberty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Liberty County
- Since Ladd is near Harris County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Harris County
- eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Ladd ...
We found seven communities that share the name Ladd.
Within Texas, the name Ladd is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- Missouri
- New Mexico
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ladd ...
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.
- Gum Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
- Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Happy Hideaway
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hideaway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hideaway
- Happy Hideaway is located in Harris County
- Heathergate
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heathergate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathergate
- Heathergate is located in Harris County
- Hidden Echo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Echo have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Echo
- Hidden Echo is located in Harris County
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Liberty County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,506 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
- Martha
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Plum Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
- Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
- Rock Island
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Rock Island is located in Liberty County
- Tall Cedars
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Cedars have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Cedars
- Tall Cedars is located in Harris County
How Far From Ladd 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 Ladd to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ladd and extending to:
- Liberty, which is the Seat of Liberty County, lies just to the East.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ladd to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,055 miles [11,353.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,775 miles [12,512.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,650 miles [9,092.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Ladd. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Liberty County: www.co.liberty.tx.us/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Ladd) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ladd. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0461, Longitude: -94.9210 In this case, the coordinates for Ladd have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Ladd, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Ladd 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 318.344 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.26 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.143 degrees. |