RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Texas >> Harris County >> Braeburn Glen >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Braeburn Glen:
    • 29.682500, -95.531200
    • 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 Braeburn Glen
  • 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 Braeburn Glen is near Fort Bend County and also Brazoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria 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 Braeburn Glen

Curious and Interesting Names Near Braeburn Glen ...

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.

  • Commerce Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Commerce Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce Park
  • Fifth Street
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
  • Hunters Glen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hunters Glen is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
  • Kingsway
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Kingsway is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
  • Linkwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Linkwood is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
  • Main Street Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Main Street Gardens is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Street Gardens
  • Maplewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Maplewood is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
  • Meadows Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Meadows Place is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Place
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,813 people
  • Memorial Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Memorial Bend is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Bend
  • Pheasant Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pheasant Run is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
  • Piney Point Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Piney Point Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,416 people
    • Piney Point Village has also been known as:
    • Piney Point
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Point Village <1>
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Post Oak Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Post Oak Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Village
    • Rodeo Square
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Rodeo Square is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodeo Square
    • Townpark
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Townpark is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townpark
    • Two Worlds
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Two Worlds is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Worlds
    • Walnut Bend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Walnut Bend is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bend
    • Willow Bend
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Willow Bend is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
    • Willow Brook
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Willow Brook is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
    • Woodside
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Woodside is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • Woodside Plaza
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Woodside Plaza is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Plaza

How Far From Braeburn Glen 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 Braeburn Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Braeburn Glen and extending to:

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Braeburn Glen to Houston, with an average speed<3> 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 138 miles [222.1 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 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,098 miles [11,423.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,819 miles [12,583.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,694 miles [9,163.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Braeburn Glen) 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 Braeburn Glen 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 Braeburn Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6825, Longitude: -95.5312       In this case, the coordinates for Braeburn Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.682 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.611 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.432 degrees.