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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 Todd Mission, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Todd Mission 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 Todd Mission:
- 30.261293, -95.829740
- 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 Todd Mission
- 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 Grimes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grimes County
- Since Todd Mission is near Waller County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waller County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Todd Mission
Curious and Interesting Names Near Todd Mission ...
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.
- Blackberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Blackberry is located in Grimes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackberry
- Bobville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bobville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobville
- Fields Store
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fields Store is located in Waller County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
- Gary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gary is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Karen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Karen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
- Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Peel Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Peel Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peel Junction
- Plantersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Stagecoach
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
- Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
How Far From Todd Mission 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 city such as Todd Mission to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Todd Mission and extending to:
- Anderson, which is the Seat of Grimes County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Todd Mission to Anderson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 114 miles [183.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,220 miles [1,963.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,079 miles [11,392.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,803 miles [12,557.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,679 miles [9,139.5 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Todd Mission) 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 Todd Mission 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 Todd Mission. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2613, Longitude: -95.8297 In this case, the coordinates for Todd Mission have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.961 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.013 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.502 degrees. |
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