Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Macey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Macey and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Macey
- 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 Macey:
- 30.949077, -96.263850
- 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 Macey
- 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 Brazos County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Brazos County
- Since Macey is near Madison County and also Robertson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- eBird sighting report for Robertson 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 Macey ...
We found five communities that share the name Macey.
Within Texas, the name Macey is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Macey, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Iowa
- Tennessee
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- France
- - Lower Normandy
- Distance: 4,851 miles [7,806.9 km]<1> to the northeast
- - Champagne-Ardenne
- Distance: 5,078 miles [8,172.2 km] to the northeast
- France
Curious and Interesting Names Near Macey ...
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.
- Canary
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Cottonwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Brazos County
- Democrat Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Democrat Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat Crossing
- Democrat Crossing is located in Brazos County
- Edge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edge
- Edge is located in Brazos County
- George
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for George
- George is located in Madison County
- Hilltop Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop Lakes
- Hilltop Lakes is located in Leon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hilltop Lakes <3>
- Kings Highway
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Highway have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Highway
- Kings Highway is located in Brazos County
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Wealthy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wealthy
- Wealthy is located in Leon County
How Far From Macey 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 Macey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Macey and extending to:
- Bryan, which is the Seat of Brazos County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Macey to Bryan, with an average speed<4> 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 99 miles [159.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,215 miles [1,955.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,060 miles [11,362 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,788 miles [12,533.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,664 miles [9,115.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Macey. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Brazos County: www.co.brazos.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Macey) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Macey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9491, Longitude: -96.2639 In this case, the coordinates for Macey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Macey to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.343 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.551 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.619 degrees. |