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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 Friendswood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Friendswood 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 Friendswood:
- 36.070136, -79.896146
- 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 Friendswood
- 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 Guilford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guilford County
- Since Friendswood is near Forsyth County and also Davidson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson 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 Friendswood
Communities Also Named Friendswood ...
We found two communities that are also named Friendswood.
Within North Carolina, the name Friendswood is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Hendricks County
- This Friendswood is located in Hendricks County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Friendswood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hendricks County community of Friendswood.
- Texas
- Galveston County
- This Friendswood is located in Galveston County and lies 995 miles [1,601.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Friendswood that is located in Guilford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Friendswood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Friendswood ...
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.
- Deep River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Florence is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Forest Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Valley is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Valley
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Friendship is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Green Tree
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Tree is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Tree
- Green Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Valley is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Hunter Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Hills is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hills
- Lake Daniel
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lake Daniel is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Daniel
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pennydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pennydale is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennydale
- Random Woods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Random Woods is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Random Woods
- Rolling Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rolling Roads is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Roads
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Valley is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Sunset Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sunset Hills is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Terra Cotta
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Terra Cotta is located in Guilford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terra Cotta
How Far From Friendswood 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 Friendswood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Friendswood and extending to:
- Greensboro, which is the Seat of Guilford County, lies just to the East.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Friendswood to Raleigh, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 250 miles [402.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,142 miles [9,884.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,721 miles [7,597.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Friendswood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Friendswood 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 Friendswood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0701, Longitude: -79.8961 In this case, the coordinates for Friendswood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.669 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.043 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.872 degrees. |
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