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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 Wadsworth, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wadsworth and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Wadsworth:
    • 28.833235, -95.935604
    • 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 Wadsworth
  • 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 Wadsworth 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 Wadsworth

Communities Also Named Wadsworth ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Wadsworth.

Within Texas, the name Wadsworth is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Autauga County
      • This Wadsworth is located in Autauga County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wadsworth that is located in Matagorda County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Autauga County community of Wadsworth.
    • Illinois
      • Lake County
      • This Wadsworth is located in Lake County and lies 1,039 miles [1,672.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wadsworth that is located in Matagorda County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Wadsworth.
    • Kansas
      • Ellis 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 Kansas community of Wadsworth [Ellis County].
      • Leavenworth County
      • This Wadsworth is located in Leavenworth County and lies 723 miles [1,163.6 km]<1> to the north of the Wadsworth that is located in Matagorda County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leavenworth County community of Wadsworth.
    • Massachusetts
      • Norfolk County
      • This Wadsworth is located in Norfolk County and lies 1,643 miles [2,644.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wadsworth that is located in Matagorda County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk County community of Wadsworth.
    • Michigan
      • Huron 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 Michigan community of Wadsworth [Huron County].
    • Nevada
      • Washoe County
      • This Wadsworth is located in Washoe County and lies 1,520 miles [2,446.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wadsworth that is located in Matagorda County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Wadsworth.
    • New York
      • Livingston County
      • This Wadsworth is located in Livingston County and lies 1,391 miles [2,238.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wadsworth that is located in Matagorda County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Wadsworth.
    • Ohio
      • Medina County
      • This Wadsworth is located in Medina County and lies 1,161 miles [1,868.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wadsworth that is located in Matagorda County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Wadsworth.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Butler County
      • This Wadsworth is located in Butler County and lies 1,230 miles [1,979.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Wadsworth that is located in Matagorda County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Wadsworth.
      • Philadelphia 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 Pennsylvania community of Wadsworth [Philadelphia County].
    • South Carolina
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Wadsworth is located in Spartanburg County and lies 918 miles [1,477.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wadsworth that is located in Matagorda County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Wadsworth.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wadsworth ...

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
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Buckeye
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Buckeye is located in Matagorda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Cedar Lake
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Lake is located in Matagorda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
  • Citrus Grove
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Citrus Grove is located in Matagorda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Citrus Grove
  • Gulf ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Gulf is located in Matagorda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf
  • Gulf Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Gulf Hill is located in Matagorda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Hill
  • Pheasant
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Pheasant is located in Matagorda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant
  • Sugar Valley
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Sugar Valley is located in Matagorda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
  • Tin Top
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Tin Top is located in Matagorda County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tin Top

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

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

  • Bay City, which is the Seat of Matagorda County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Wadsworth to Bay City, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 146 miles [235 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 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,283 miles [2,064.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 73 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,877 miles [12,676.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Wadsworth) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Wadsworth 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Wadsworth 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 Wadsworth. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.8332, Longitude: -95.9356    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.81 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.652 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.674 degrees.