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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 Pledger, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pledger 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 Pledger:
- 29.182472, -95.908565
- 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 Pledger
- 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 Matagorda County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Matagorda County
- Since Pledger is near Wharton County and also Brazoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wharton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria 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 Pledger
Communities Also Named Pledger ...
We found one communities that are also named Pledger.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Pledger.
Beyond Texas.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Fisher County
- This Pledger is located in Fisher County and lies 358 miles [576.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pledger that is located in Matagorda County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fisher County community of Pledger.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pledger ...
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.
- Burr
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Burr is located in Wharton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
- Four Corners
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Four Corners is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Guy
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lane City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Long Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Long Point is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Magnet
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnet is located in Wharton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Needville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Pierce
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Sugar Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sugar Valley is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Wild Peach Village
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Wild Peach Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach Village
How Far From Pledger 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 community such as Pledger to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pledger and extending to:
- Bay City, which is the Seat of Matagorda County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pledger to Bay City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 133 miles [214 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,267 miles [2,039 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,859 miles [12,647.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,734 miles [9,228 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 from Point A (ie- Pledger) 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 Pledger 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 Pledger. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.1825, Longitude: -95.9086 In this case, the coordinates for Pledger have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.848 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.742 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.634 degrees. |
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