Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Aldine Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Aldine Place and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Aldine Place

• 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 Aldine Place:
  • 29.928400, -95.352200
  • 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 Aldine Place

• 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 Harris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
  • Since Aldine Place is near Montgomery County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty 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 Aldine Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Aldine Place ...

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.

• Airline Farms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Airline Farms is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Farms
• Airline Terrace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Airline Terrace is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Terrace
• Fair Green
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Fair Green is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Green
• Fountain View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fountain View is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain View
• Glen Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Forest is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
• Greenbranch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenbranch is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbranch
• Greenwood Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood Village is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
• Hardy Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hardy Heights is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Heights
• Imperial Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Imperial Valley is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Valley
• Orange Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Orange Grove is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
• Spears Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Spears Village is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Village

How Far From Aldine Place to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Aldine Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Aldine Place and extending to:

• Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Aldine Place to Houston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 144 miles [231.7 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 1,209 miles [1,945.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,799 miles [12,551.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,674 miles [9,131.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'