Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Victoria, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Victoria and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Victoria
- 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 Victoria:
- 28.806098, -96.991003
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Victoria
- 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 Victoria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Victoria County
- Since Victoria is near Goliad County and also DeWitt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Goliad County
- eBird sighting report for DeWitt 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Victoria ...
We found 42 communities that share the name Victoria.
There are two communities within Texas that are also named Victoria.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 40 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 40 communities, 34 are located in the United States and nine are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Limestone County
- Starr County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Arkansas
- Mississippi County
- This Victoria is located in Mississippi County and lies 627 miles [1,009.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Victoria that is located in Victoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi County community of Victoria.
- Union County
- This Victoria is located in Union County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km] to the northeast of the Victoria that is located in Victoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Victoria.
- British Columbia
- This Victoria lies 1,946 miles [3,131.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Victoria that is located in Victoria County.
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Cass County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Victoria [Cass County].
- Knox County
- This Victoria is located in Knox County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Victoria that is located in Victoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Victoria.
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Hancock County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Victoria [Hancock County].
- Hopkins County
- This Victoria is located in Hopkins County and lies 802 miles [1,290.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Victoria that is located in Victoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Victoria.
- Johnson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Victoria [Johnson County].
- Louisiana
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Daviess County
- Although located in Daviess County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Victoria.
- Jefferson County
- This Victoria is located in Jefferson County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Victoria that is located in Victoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Victoria.
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Victoria lies 2,115 miles [3,403.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Victoria that is located in Victoria County.
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Dona Ana County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Dona Ana County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dona Ana County community of Victoria.
- Luna County
- Although located in Luna County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luna County community of Victoria.
- New York
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Victoria lies 2,661 miles [4,282.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Victoria that is located in Victoria County.
- Nova Scotia
- This Victoria lies 2,147 miles [3,455.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Victoria that is located in Victoria County.
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Victoria lies 1,399 miles [2,251.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Victoria that is located in Victoria County.
- Pennsylvania
- Prince Edward Island
- This Victoria lies 2,169 miles [3,490.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Victoria that is located in Victoria County.
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- Lunenburg County
- This Victoria is located in Lunenburg County and lies 1,223 miles [1,968.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Victoria that is located in Victoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lunenburg County community of Victoria.
- Rockbridge County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Victoria [Rockbridge County].
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Victoria ...
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.
- Fordtran
(18 miles [29 km] to the north) - Golly
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest) - Guadalupe
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Hughes ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Inez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inez have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
- Inez is located in Victoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <5>
- Mission Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mission Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Valley
- Mission Valley is located in Victoria County
- Nursery
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nursery
- Nursery is located in Victoria County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nursery <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Nursery
- From Victoria to Nursery
- Raisin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Victoria 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 city such as Victoria to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Victoria and extending to:
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Victoria to Austin, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,335 miles [2,148.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,201 miles [11,588.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,924 miles [12,752.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,799 miles [9,332.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Victoria: www.ci.victoria.tx.us/
The official website for Victoria County: www.victoriacountytx.org/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Victoria) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Victoria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.8061, Longitude: -96.9910 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Victoria could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Victoria, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Victoria to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.489 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.449 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.113 degrees. |