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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 Mykawa, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mykawa 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 Mykawa:
- 29.620787, -95.304659
- 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 Mykawa
- 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 Mykawa is near Brazoria County and also Galveston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria 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 Mykawa
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mykawa ...
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.
- Cobblestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cobblestone is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
- Gloverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gloverdale is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloverdale
- Greenway Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Greenway Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Place
- Gulf Palms
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gulf Palms is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Palms
- Heritage Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Green is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Green
- Hickory Creek Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Creek Place is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek Place
- Highland Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Highland Meadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
- Kennedy Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Kennedy Heights is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
- Kings Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kings Court is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
- Magnolia Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Magnolia Place is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Place
- Meadow Creek Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek Village
- Paradise Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Paradise Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Pearland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pineshadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pineshadows is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineshadows
- Regal Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Regal Oaks is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal Oaks
- Regency Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Regency Park is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Shadycrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shadycrest is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadycrest
- Skyscraper Shadows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Skyscraper Shadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyscraper Shadows
- Sun Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sun Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sunny Side
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Side is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sunnyside Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sunnyside Gardens is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Gardens
How Far From Mykawa 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 Mykawa to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mykawa and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mykawa to Houston, with an average speed<3> 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 152 miles [244.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,220 miles [1,963.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,812 miles [12,572.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,687 miles [9,152.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Mykawa) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mykawa 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 Mykawa. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6208, Longitude: -95.3047 In this case, the coordinates for Mykawa have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.527 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.421 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.344 degrees. |
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