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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 Seabrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seabrook and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Seabrook:
    • 29.564126, -95.02583
    • 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 Seabrook
  • 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 Seabrook ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Seabrook.

There is one other community in Texas which is also named Seabrook.

Beyond Texas, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Harris County
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Seabrook.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Liberty County
      • This Seabrook is located in Liberty County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Seabrook that is located in Chambers County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Seabrook.
    • Kansas
      • Shawnee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Seabrook [Shawnee County].
    • Louisiana
      • Orleans Parish
      • This Seabrook is located in Orleans Parish and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the east of the Seabrook that is located in Chambers County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans Parish community of Seabrook.
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This Seabrook is located in Prince George's County and lies 1,220 miles [1,963.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Seabrook that is located in Chambers County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Seabrook.
    • Massachusetts
      • Barnstable County
      • This Seabrook is located in Barnstable County and lies 1,599 miles [2,573.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Seabrook that is located in Chambers County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Seabrook.
    • New Hampshire
      • Rockingham County
      • This Seabrook is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,620 miles [2,607.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Seabrook that is located in Chambers County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Seabrook.
    • New Jersey
      • Cumberland County
      • This Seabrook is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,314 miles [2,114.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Seabrook that is located in Chambers County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Seabrook.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Seabrook lies 1,899 miles [3,056.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Seabrook that is located in Chambers County.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Seabrook lies 2,043 miles [3,287.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Seabrook that is located in Chambers County.
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Seabrook is located in Beaufort County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Seabrook that is located in Chambers County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Seabrook.
      • Colleton County
      • This Seabrook is located in Colleton County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km] to the east northeast of the Seabrook that is located in Chambers County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colleton County community of Seabrook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seabrook ...

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.

  • Chase Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chase Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Park
    • Chase Park is located in Galveston County
  • Crescent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Crescent is located in Harris County
  • Glen Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
    • Glen Cove is located in Galveston County
  • Lazy Bend
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lazy Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Bend
    • Lazy Bend is located in Galveston County
  • League City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Meadow Bend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bend
    • Meadow Bend is located in Galveston County
  • Mystic Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mystic Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
    • Mystic Village is located in Harris County
  • Shady Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
    • Shady Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Surf Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surf Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Oaks
    • Surf Oaks is located in Harris County
  • University Green
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Green
    • University Green is located in Harris County
  • University Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for University Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
    • University Park is located in Harris County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Seabrook and extending to:

  • Anahuac, which is the Seat of Chambers County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Seabrook to Anahuac, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 169 miles [272 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,803 miles [12,557.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,678 miles [9,137.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Seabrook: www.seabrook-tx.com/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Seabrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seabrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5641, Longitude: -95.0258    
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Seabrook could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Seabrook to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.34 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.194 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.235 degrees.









 

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