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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 Briar Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Briar Glen 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 Briar Glen:
- 29.519200, -95.077600
- 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 Briar 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 Galveston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Galveston County
- Since Briar Glen is near Harris County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Briar Glen
Communities Also Named Briar Glen ...
We found one communities that are also named Briar Glen.
Within Texas, the name Briar Glen is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Briar Glen in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Briar Glen is located in DeKalb County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Briar Glen that is located in Galveston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Briar Glen.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Briar 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.
- Chase Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chase Park is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Park
- Clear Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Eagles Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eagles Point is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Point
- Fieldcrest Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Fieldcrest Forest is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest Forest
- Forest Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Green is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
- Frenchmans Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Frenchmans Creek is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Creek
- Friendswood Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Friendswood Crossing is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood Crossing
- Glen Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Cove is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Lazy Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Lazy Bend is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Bend
- League City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Meadow Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Meadow Bend is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bend
- Mystic Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Mystic Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pipers Meadow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pipers Meadow is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Meadow
- Polly Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Polly Oaks is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Oaks
- Quaker Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Quaker Landing is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Landing
- Sunwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sunwood is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunwood
- Surf Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Surf Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Oaks
- University Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- University Green is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Green
- University Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- University Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
How Far From Briar Glen 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 Briar Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Briar Glen and extending to:
- Galveston, which is the Seat of Galveston County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Briar Glen to Galveston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,213 miles [1,952.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,807 miles [12,564.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,682 miles [9,144.3 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Briar Glen) 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 Briar 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 Briar Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5192, Longitude: -95.0776 In this case, the coordinates for Briar Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.367 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.219 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.261 degrees. |
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