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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 Whaley Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whaley Corner 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 Whaley Corner:
- 29.446074, -95.674114
- 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 Whaley Corner
- 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 Fort Bend County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
- Since Whaley Corner is near Brazoria County and also Harris 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 Harris 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 Whaley Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whaley Corner ...
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.
- Booth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- English
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- English is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- First Colony
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- First Colony is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Colony
- Greatwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greatwood is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood
- Greatwood Trails
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greatwood Trails is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood Trails
- Greatwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Greatwood Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood Village
- Guy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hall Lake
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Hall Lake is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Lake
- Harlem
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Herbert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Herbert is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Long Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Long Point is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
- Needville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Territory
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- New Territory is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Territory
- Quail Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Valley is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Sugar Land
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
How Far From Whaley Corner 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 community such as Whaley Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Whaley Corner and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the Seat of Fort Bend County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Whaley Corner to Richmond, with an average speed<3> 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 136 miles [218.9 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,115 miles [11,450.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,836 miles [12,610.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,712 miles [9,192.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Whaley Corner) 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 Whaley Corner 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 Whaley Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.4461, Longitude: -95.6741 In this case, the coordinates for Whaley Corner have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.738 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.646 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.513 degrees. |
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