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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 Briargrove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Briargrove 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 Briargrove:
- 29.746062, -95.489664
- 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 Briargrove
- 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 Briargrove 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 Briargrove
Curious and Interesting Names Near Briargrove ...
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.
- City of Spring Valley Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Frosttown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Frosttown is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosttown
- Hennessey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hennessey is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
- Holly Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Holly Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
- Hunters Creek Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Hunters Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
- Maplewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Maplewood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Memorial Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Memorial Bend is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Bend
- Memorial Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Memorial Hollow is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Hollow
- Memorial Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Memorial Pines is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Pines
- Memorial Plaza
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Memorial Plaza is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Plaza
- Monarch Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Monarch Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Oaks
- Pine Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Pine Terrace is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Piney Point Village
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- 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>
- Spring Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Oaks
- Spring Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Spring Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Townpark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Townpark is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Townpark
- Walnut Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Walnut Bend is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bend
How Far From Briargrove 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 Briargrove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Briargrove and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the East.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Briargrove to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,223 miles [1,968.2 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 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,814 miles [12,575.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,689 miles [9,155.6 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- Briargrove) 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 Briargrove 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 Briargrove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7461, Longitude: -95.4897 In this case, the coordinates for Briargrove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.665 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.599 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.409 degrees. |
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