Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Schwab City:
  • 30.592702, -94.831320
  • 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 Schwab City

• 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Since Schwab City is near San Jacinto County and also Liberty 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 Liberty 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 Schwab City

Curious and Interesting Names Near Schwab City ...

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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Africa is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Africa
• Big Creek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Big Creek is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
• Drews Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Drews Landing is located in San Jacinto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drews Landing
• Holly Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Holly Grove is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
• Hoop and Holler
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hoop and Holler is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoop and Holler
• Indian Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Indian Springs is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
• Israel
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Israel is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Israel
• Lake Water Wheel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Water Wheel is located in San Jacinto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Water Wheel
• Marvels
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Marvels is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marvels
• Providence
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Providence is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Schwab City and extending to:

• Livingston, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Schwab City to Livingston, with an average speed<2> 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 174 miles [280 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 1,158 miles [1,863.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,023 miles [11,302.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,745 miles [12,464.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,620 miles [9,044.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'