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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 Oyster Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oyster Creek 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 Oyster Creek:
- 28.998108, -95.328546
- 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 Oyster Creek
- 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 Brazoria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria County
- Since Oyster Creek is near Galveston County and also Matagorda County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Galveston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Matagorda 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 Oyster Creek
Communities Also Named Oyster Creek ...
We found two communities that are also named Oyster Creek.
Within Texas, the name Oyster Creek is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Atlantic County
- This Oyster Creek is located in Atlantic County and lies 1,391 miles [2,238.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Oyster Creek that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Oyster Creek.
- North Carolina
- Hyde County
- This Oyster Creek is located in Hyde County and lies 1,206 miles [1,940.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Oyster Creek that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hyde County community of Oyster Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oyster Creek ...
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.
- Freeport
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gulf Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gulf Park is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park
- Jones Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Barbara
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Barbara is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Barbara
- Perry Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Perry Landing is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Landing
- Richwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Surfside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Surfside is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside
- Surfside Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Oyster Creek 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 Oyster Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oyster Creek and extending to:
- Angleton, which is the Seat of Brazoria County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Oyster Creek to Angleton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 169 miles [272 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 1,247 miles [2,006.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,125 miles [11,466.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,843 miles [12,622.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,718 miles [9,202.2 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- Oyster Creek) 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 Oyster Creek 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 Oyster Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.9981, Longitude: -95.3285 In this case, the coordinates for Oyster Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.448 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.246 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.412 degrees. |
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