Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sea Breeze, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sea Breeze and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sea Breeze
- 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 Sea Breeze:
- 29.719113, -94.374633
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Sea Breeze
- 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 Chambers County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- Since Sea Breeze is near Jefferson County and also Galveston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Galveston 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sea Breeze ...
We found four communities that share the name Sea Breeze.
Within Texas, the name Sea Breeze is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Cumberland County
- This Sea Breeze is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,266 miles [2,037.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sea Breeze that is located in Chambers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Sea Breeze.
- New York
- Monroe County
- This Sea Breeze is located in Monroe County and lies 1,315 miles [2,116.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sea Breeze that is located in Chambers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Sea Breeze.
- North Carolina
- New Hanover County
- This Sea Breeze is located in New Hanover County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sea Breeze that is located in Chambers County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Sea Breeze.
- Ontario
- This Sea Breeze lies 1,361 miles [2,190.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sea Breeze that is located in Chambers County.
- New Jersey
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sea Breeze ...
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.
- Cheek
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Cottonwood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Cottonwood is located in Liberty County
- Eminence
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west) - Figridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - High Island
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Island
- High Island is located in Galveston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for High Island <3>
- Rollover
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Turtle Bayou
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Bayou
- Turtle Bayou is located in Chambers County
- Winnie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winnie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winnie
- Winnie is located in Chambers County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winnie <3>
How Far From Sea Breeze 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 Sea Breeze to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sea Breeze and extending to:
- Anahuac, which is the Seat of Chambers County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Sea Breeze to Anahuac, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 204 miles [328.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,171 miles [1,884.5 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,050 miles [11,345.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,767 miles [12,499.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,642 miles [9,079.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sea Breeze. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Chambers County: www.co.chambers.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sea Breeze) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sea Breeze. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7191, Longitude: -94.3746 In this case, the coordinates for Sea Breeze have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Sea Breeze to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.949 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.753 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.953 degrees. |