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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 Romayor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Romayor 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 Romayor:
- 30.451317, -94.843262
- 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 Romayor
- 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 Romayor is near San Jacinto County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Jacinto County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Polk 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 Romayor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Romayor ...
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.
- Africa ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Africa is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
- Big Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Big Creek is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
- Clark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Clark is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Drews Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Drews Landing is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drews Landing
- Hightower
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hightower is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hightower
- Holly Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Grove is located in Polk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Hoop and Holler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hoop and Holler is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoop and Holler
- Lake Water Wheel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Lake Water Wheel is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Water Wheel
- Marvels
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Marvels is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvels
- Sam Houston
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Sam Houston is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sam Houston
- Shepherd
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
How Far From Romayor to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Romayor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Romayor and extending to:
- Liberty, which is the Seat of Liberty County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Romayor to Liberty, 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 just over a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 173 miles [278.4 km] to the west (W). 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 1,164 miles [1,873.3 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 7,031 miles [11,315.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,752 miles [12,475.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,627 miles [9,055.8 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- Romayor) 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 Romayor 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 Romayor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4513, Longitude: -94.8433 In this case, the coordinates for Romayor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.351 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.321 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.068 degrees. |
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