Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Seclusion:
  • 29.300804, -96.695809
  • 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 Seclusion

• 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 Lavaca County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Lavaca County
  • Since Seclusion is near Colorado County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Colorado County
  • eBird sighting report for Jackson 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seclusion ...

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.

• Good Hope
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Good Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope
  • Good Hope is located in Lavaca County
• Hope
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Hope is located in Lavaca County
• Nada
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nada
  • Nada is located in Colorado County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nada <2>
• Navidad
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Navidad have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Navidad
  • Navidad is located in Jackson County
• Provident City ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Provident City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Provident City
  • Provident City is located in Colorado County
• Rock Island
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
  • Rock Island is located in Colorado County
• Speaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaks
  • Speaks is located in Lavaca County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speaks <2>
• Sublime
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sublime have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sublime
  • Sublime is located in Lavaca County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sublime <2>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Seclusion and extending to:

• Hallettsville, which is the Seat of Lavaca County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Seclusion to Hallettsville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 91 miles [146.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,300 miles [2,092.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,887 miles [12,692.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,762 miles [9,273 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seclusion. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/