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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 West Columbia, we use the following websites to find information relevant to West Columbia 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 West Columbia:
- 29.143653, -95.644282
- 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 West Columbia
- 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 Brazoria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria County
- Since West Columbia is near Matagorda County and also Fort Bend County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Matagorda County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fort Bend 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 West Columbia
Communities Also Named West Columbia ...
We found four communities that are also named West Columbia.
Within Texas, the name West Columbia is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of West Columbia [Marion County].
- Pennsylvania
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of West Columbia [Washington County].
- South Carolina
- Lexington County
- This West Columbia is located in Lexington County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<2> to the east northeast of the West Columbia that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of West Columbia.
- West Virginia
- Mason County
- This West Columbia is located in Mason County and lies 1,029 miles [1,656 km]<2> to the northeast of the West Columbia that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of West Columbia.
Curious and Interesting Names Near West Columbia ...
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.
- Cedar Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Cedar Lake is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Lake
- China Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- China Grove is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Four Corners
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Four Corners is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Guy
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Holiday Lakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Lakes is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Lakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,225 people
- Jones Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Perry Landing is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perry Landing
- Pledger
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Richwood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Snipe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Snipe is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snipe
- Sugar Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Sugar Valley is located in Matagorda County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
- Wild Peach
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Wild Peach is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach
- Wild Peach Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Wild Peach Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wild Peach Village
How Far From West Columbia to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as West Columbia to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in West Columbia and extending to:
- Angleton, which is the Seat of Brazoria County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from West Columbia to Angleton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 147 miles [236.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 1,256 miles [2,021.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,850 miles [12,633.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,725 miles [9,213.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 West Columbia 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- West Columbia) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 West Columbia 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 West Columbia. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.1437, Longitude: -95.6443 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.672 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.53 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.528 degrees. |
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