Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sealy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sealy and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sealy
- 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 Sealy:
- 29.767897, -96.158252
- 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 Sealy
- 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 Austin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Austin County
- Since Sealy is near Waller County and also Colorado County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Waller County
- eBird sighting report for Colorado 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 Sealy ...
We found one communities that share the name Sealy.
Within Texas, the name Sealy is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Sealy in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sealy ...
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.
- Beard
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Cat Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cat Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Spring
- Cat Spring is located in Austin County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cat Spring <3>
- Eagle Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Lake
- Eagle Lake is located in Colorado County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,770 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eagle Lake <3>
- Orchard
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Orchard is located in Fort Bend County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard <3>
- Peters
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Pleasant Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Fort Bend County
- Raccoon Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raccoon Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Bend
- Raccoon Bend is located in Austin County
- Sunny Side
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Side have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sunny Side is located in Waller County
How Far From Sealy to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Sealy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sealy and extending to:
- Bellville, which is the Seat of Austin County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sealy to Bellville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 100 miles [160.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,255 miles [2,019.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,118 miles [11,455.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,841 miles [12,618.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,717 miles [9,200.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sealy: www.ci.sealy.tx.us/
The official website for Austin County: www.austincounty.com/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sealy) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sealy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7679, Longitude: -96.1583 In this case, the coordinates for Sealy 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 Sealy 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 319.10 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.114 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.686 degrees. |