Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Van Vleck:
  • 29.017998, -95.889549
  • 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 Van Vleck

• 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 Van Vleck is near Brazoria County and also Wharton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wharton 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 Van Vleck

Communities Also Named Van Vleck ...

We found one communities that are also named Van Vleck.

Within Texas, the name Van Vleck is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Van Vleck in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • El Dorado County
    • This Van Vleck is located in El Dorado County and lies 1,557 miles [2,505.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Van Vleck that is located in Matagorda County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Van Vleck.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Van Vleck ...

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.

• Buckeye
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Buckeye is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Cedar Lake
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Lake is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
• Four Corners
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Four Corners is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Lane City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Lane City is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane City <2>
• Magnet
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Magnet is located in Wharton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
• Pledger
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Pledger is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pledger
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pledger <2>
• Sugar Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sugar Valley is located in Matagorda County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
• Wild Peach
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Wild Peach is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach
• Wild Peach Village
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Wild Peach Village is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach Village

How Far From Van Vleck 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 Van Vleck to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bay City, which is the Seat of Matagorda County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Van Vleck to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,273 miles [2,048.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,146 miles [11,500.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,866 miles [12,659.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,742 miles [9,240.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'