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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 Magnolia Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Magnolia Beach 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 Magnolia Beach:
- 28.560277, -96.542754
- 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 Magnolia Beach
- 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Since Magnolia Beach is near Jackson County and also Victoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Victoria 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 Magnolia Beach
Communities Also Named Magnolia Beach ...
We found five communities that are also named Magnolia Beach.
Within Texas, the name Magnolia Beach is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Baldwin County
- This Magnolia Beach is located in Baldwin County and lies 535 miles [861 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Magnolia Beach that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Magnolia Beach.
- Florida
- Bay County
- This Magnolia Beach is located in Bay County and lies 660 miles [1,062.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Magnolia Beach that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Magnolia Beach.
- Hillsborough County
- This Magnolia Beach is located in Hillsborough County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km] to the east of the Magnolia Beach that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Magnolia Beach.
- Tennessee
- Lake County
- This Magnolia Beach is located in Lake County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Magnolia Beach that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Magnolia Beach.
- Washington
- King County
- This Magnolia Beach is located in King County and lies 1,902 miles [3,061 km]<1> to the northwest of the Magnolia Beach that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Magnolia Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Magnolia Beach ...
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.
- Clark Station
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Clark Station is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark Station
- Green Lake
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Green Lake is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lake
- Guadalupe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Guadalupe is located in Victoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guadalupe
- Pheasant
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pheasant is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant
- Point Comfort
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Red Bluff
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Red Bluff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Seadrift
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sixmile
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sixmile is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
- Weedhaven
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Weedhaven is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedhaven
How Far From Magnolia Beach 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 Magnolia Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Magnolia Beach and extending to:
- Port Lavaca, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Magnolia Beach to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,323 miles [2,129.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,196 miles [11,580.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,917 miles [12,741.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,792 miles [9,321.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Magnolia Beach) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Magnolia Beach 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 Magnolia Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.5603, Longitude: -96.5428 In this case, the coordinates for Magnolia Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.157 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.026 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.946 degrees. |
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