Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Navasota, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Navasota and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Navasota

• 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 Navasota:
  • 30.388481, -96.088110
  • 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 Navasota

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brazos County
  • Since Navasota is near Grimes County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grimes County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Navasota

Communities Also Named Navasota ...

We found one communities that are also named Navasota.

There is one other community in Texas that is also named Navasota.

Beyond Texas.

• Communities Located In Texas ...
  • Grimes County
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grimes County community of Navasota.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Navasota ...

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.

• Blackberry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Blackberry is located in Grimes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
• Cedar Creek
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Creek is located in Waller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
• Clay
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Clay is located in Burleson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <1>
• Daniels
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Daniels is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
• Erwin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Erwin is located in Grimes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
• Goodwill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Goodwill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
• Graball ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Graball is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
• Lynn Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Lynn Grove is located in Grimes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Grove
• Peach Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Peach Creek is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
• Plantersville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Plantersville is located in Grimes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plantersville <1>
• Rock Island
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Rock Island is located in Waller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
• Rolling Hills
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Waller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills

How Far From Navasota 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 Navasota to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Navasota and extending to:

• Bryan, which is the Seat of Brazos County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Navasota to Bryan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 98 miles [157.7 km] to the west (W). 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 1,227 miles [1,974.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 7,083 miles [11,399 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,808 miles [12,565.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,684 miles [9,147.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'