Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rugeley:
  • 28.960533, -95.823010
  • 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 Rugeley

• 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 Rugeley is near Brazoria County and also Wharton 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 Wharton 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 Rugeley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rugeley ...

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.

• Buckeye
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Buckeye is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Cedar Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Lake is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
• Four Corners
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Four Corners is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Gulf ‑ Historic
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Gulf is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
• Gulf Hill
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gulf Hill is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hill
• Magnet
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Magnet is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
• Pledger
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Pledger is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pledger
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pledger <1>
• Sugar Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sugar Valley is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
• Wild Peach
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wild Peach is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach
• Wild Peach Village
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Wild Peach Village is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach Village

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

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

• Bay City, which is the Seat of Matagorda County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Rugeley to Bay City, 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 146 miles [235 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,272 miles [2,047.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,147 miles [11,502 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,866 miles [12,659.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,741 miles [9,239.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'