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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 Morgan's Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morgan's Point 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 Morgan's Point:
- 29.677555, -95.003161
- 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 Morgan's Point
- 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 Harris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Since Morgan's Point is near Chambers County and also Galveston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Galveston 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 Morgan's Point
Communities Also Named Morgan's Point ...
We found one communities that are also named Morgan's Point.
Within Texas, the name Morgan's Point is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Morgan's Point in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This Morgan's Point lies 1,256 miles [2,021.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Morgan's Point that is located in Harris County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morgan's Point ...
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.
- Cedar Bayou
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
- Crescent
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Crescent is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Deer Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Four Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Four Corners is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Ginger Green
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Ginger Green is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Green
- Link Five
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Link Five is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link Five
- Lynchburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lynchburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Lynchburg Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Lynchburg Landing is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg Landing
- Mystic Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Mystic Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
- Quail Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Quail Hollow is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Shady Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Shady Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
- Surf Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Surf Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Oaks
- University Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- University Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
How Far From Morgan's Point 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 city such as Morgan's Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morgan's Point and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Morgan's Point to Houston, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 168 miles [270.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,203 miles [1,936 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,077 miles [11,389.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,796 miles [12,546.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,672 miles [9,128.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Morgan's Point) 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 Morgan's Point 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 Morgan's Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6776, Longitude: -95.0032 In this case, the coordinates for Morgan's Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.343 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.211 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.215 degrees. |
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