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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 South Liberty, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Liberty 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 South Liberty:
- 30.029105, -94.792145
- 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 South Liberty
- 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 Liberty County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty County
- Since South Liberty is near Chambers County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 South Liberty
Communities Also Named South Liberty ...
We found three communities that are also named South Liberty.
Within Texas, the name South Liberty is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maine
- Waldo County
- This South Liberty is located in Waldo County and lies 1,700 miles [2,735.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the South Liberty that is located in Liberty County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waldo County community of South Liberty.
- Missouri
- Clay County
- This South Liberty is located in Clay County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the north of the South Liberty that is located in Liberty County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of South Liberty.
- Tennessee
- McMinn County
- This South Liberty is located in McMinn County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the South Liberty that is located in Liberty County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of South Liberty.
Curious and Interesting Names Near South Liberty ...
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.
- Cove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Cove is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
- Cow Island
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cow Island is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Island
- Eminence
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Eminence is located in Chambers County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eminence
- Gum Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
- Hull
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Ladd
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Ladd is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Liberty
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Martha
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Martha is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
- Rock Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Island is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Tanner Settlement
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Tanner Settlement is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Settlement
How Far From South Liberty 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 South Liberty to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Liberty and extending to:
- Liberty, which is the Seat of Liberty County, lies just to the North.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from South Liberty to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,050 miles [11,345.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,770 miles [12,504.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,646 miles [9,086.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- South Liberty) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 South Liberty 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 South Liberty. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0291, Longitude: -94.7921 In this case, the coordinates for South Liberty have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.259 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.158 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.092 degrees. |
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