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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 Moss Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moss Bluff 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 Moss Bluff:
- 29.934074, -94.759264
- 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 Moss Bluff
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty County
- Since Moss Bluff is near Chambers County and also Harris 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 Harris 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 Moss Bluff
Communities Also Named Moss Bluff ...
We found two communities that are also named Moss Bluff.
Within Texas, the name Moss Bluff is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Marion County
- This Moss Bluff is located in Marion County and lies 775 miles [1,247.2 km]<1> to the east of the Moss Bluff that is located in Liberty County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Moss Bluff.
- Louisiana
- Calcasieu Parish
- This Moss Bluff is located in Calcasieu Parish and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Moss Bluff that is located in Liberty County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calcasieu Parish community of Moss Bluff.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moss Bluff ...
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
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Cottonwood is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Cove is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Cow Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Cow Island is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Island
- Eminence
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Eminence is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Ladd
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ladd is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Martha
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Martha is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Rock Island
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Rock Island is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Turtle Bayou
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Moss Bluff 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 Moss Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moss Bluff and extending to:
- Liberty, which is the Seat of Liberty County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Moss Bluff to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,180 miles [1,899 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,054 miles [11,352.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,773 miles [12,509.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,649 miles [9,091.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Moss Bluff) 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 Moss Bluff 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 Moss Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9341, Longitude: -94.7593 In this case, the coordinates for Moss Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.224 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.105 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.088 degrees. |
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