Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Old Waverly, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Waverly and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Old Waverly
- 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 Old Waverly:
- 30.529090, -95.352719
- 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 Old Waverly
- 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 San Jacinto County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Jacinto County
- Since Old Waverly is near Walker County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Walker County
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Waverly ...
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.
- Coldspring
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coldspring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldspring
- Coldspring is located in San Jacinto County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 950 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coldspring <2>
- Cut and Shoot
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut and Shoot
- Cut and Shoot is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cut and Shoot <2>
- Danville ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Evergreen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Evergreen is located in San Jacinto County
- Liberty Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in San Jacinto County
- Magnolia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Oak Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Panorama Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
- Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
- Pumpkin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Snow Hill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Willow Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willow Springs is located in San Jacinto County
- Wolf Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wolf Creek is located in San Jacinto County
How Far From Old Waverly 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 Old Waverly to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Old Waverly and extending to:
- Coldspring, which is the Seat of San Jacinto County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Waverly to Coldspring, with an average speed<5> 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 143 miles [230.1 km] to the west (W). 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 1,186 miles [1,908.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,047 miles [11,341 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,770 miles [12,504.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,645 miles [9,084.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Old Waverly. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for San Jacinto County: www.co.san-jacinto.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Old Waverly) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Old Waverly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5291, Longitude: -95.3527 In this case, the coordinates for Old Waverly have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Old Waverly to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.69 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.73 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.274 degrees. |