Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tin Top:
  • 28.784431, -96.124131
  • 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 Tin Top

• 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 Matagorda County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Matagorda County
  • Since Tin Top is near Jackson County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Tin Top

Communities Also Named Tin Top ...

We found one communities that are also named Tin Top.

There is one other community in Texas that is also named Tin Top.

Beyond Texas.

• Communities Located In Texas ...
  • Parker County
    • This Tin Top is located in Parker County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Tin Top that is located in Matagorda County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parker County community of Tin Top.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tin Top ...

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.

• Blessing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Blessing is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blessing
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blessing <2>
• Buckeye
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Buckeye is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Citrus Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Citrus Grove is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Grove
• Gulf ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Gulf is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
• Gulf Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Gulf Hill is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hill
• Magnet
  (26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
  • Magnet is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
• Pheasant
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pheasant is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant
• Plainview
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Plainview is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
• Red Bluff
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
  • Red Bluff is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
• Sugar Valley
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Sugar Valley is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
• Weedhaven
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
  • Weedhaven is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weedhaven

How Far From Tin Top 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 Tin Top to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tin Top and extending to:

• Bay City, which is the Seat of Matagorda County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tin Top to Bay City, 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 141 miles [226.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,294 miles [2,082.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,168 miles [11,535.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,888 miles [12,694.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'