Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Longpoint, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Longpoint and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Longpoint

• 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 Longpoint:
  • 30.236603, -96.528025
  • 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 Longpoint

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Longpoint is near Burleson County and also Fayette County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burleson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Longpoint

Curious and Interesting Names Near Longpoint ...

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.

• Berlin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Berlin is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
• Big Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Big Creek is located in Burleson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
• Gay Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
• Greenvine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Greenvine is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
• Klump
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Klump is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klump
• Prairie Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Prairie Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
• Quarry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Quarry is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry
• Union Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
• Zionville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Zionville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionville

How Far From Longpoint 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 Longpoint to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Longpoint and extending to:

• Brenham, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Longpoint to Brenham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,255 miles [2,019.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 72 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,108 miles [11,439.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,834 miles [12,607.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,710 miles [9,189.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'