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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 Second Corinth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Second Corinth and the surrounding area.
- 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 Second Corinth:
- 30.143272, -96.117459
- 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 Second Corinth
- 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 Waller County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waller County
- Since Second Corinth is near Washington County and also Austin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Austin 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 Second Corinth
Curious and Interesting Names Near Second Corinth ...
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.
- Cedar Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Daniels
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Daniels is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
- Fields Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Fields Store is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
- Goodwill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goodwill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
- Graball ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Graball is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
- Lewisville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Lewisville is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Pine Island
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Island is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
- Prairie View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Raccoon Bend
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Raccoon Bend is located in Austin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Bend
- Rock Island
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rock Island is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Rolling Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rolling Hills is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
How Far From Second Corinth 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 Second Corinth to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Second Corinth and extending to:
- Hempstead, which is the Seat of Waller County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Second Corinth to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,238 miles [1,992.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,097 miles [11,421.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,821 miles [12,586.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,697 miles [9,168.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Second Corinth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Second Corinth to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Second Corinth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1433, Longitude: -96.1175 In this case, the coordinates for Second Corinth have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.13 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.198 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.634 degrees. |
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