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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 Smith Point, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smith Point 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 Smith Point:
- 29.536541, -94.760990
- 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 Smith Point
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- Since Smith Point is near Galveston County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Galveston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Smith Point
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smith Point ...
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
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Chase Park is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Park
- Crescent
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crescent is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Crystal Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Elmgrove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Elmgrove is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elmgrove
- Heights
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Heights is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heights
- Lazy Bend
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lazy Bend is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Bend
- Mystic Village
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Mystic Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
- Rollover
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Rollover is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollover
- Shady Oaks
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Shady Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
- Surf Oaks
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Surf Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Oaks
- Texas City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Texas City Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Texas City Junction is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas City Junction
How Far From Smith Point to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Smith Point to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Smith Point and extending to:
- Anahuac, which is the Seat of Chambers County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Smith Point to Anahuac, with an average speed<3> 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 185 miles [297.7 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 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,074 miles [11,384.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,793 miles [12,541.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,668 miles [9,121.8 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Smith Point) 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 Smith Point 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 Smith Point. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5365, Longitude: -94.7610 In this case, the coordinates for Smith Point have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.168 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.987 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.129 degrees. |
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