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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 Central Green, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Central Green 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 Central Green:
- 29.959500, -95.374000
- 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 Central Green
- 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 Central Green 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 Central Green
Curious and Interesting Names Near Central Green ...
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 southwest)
- Airline Terrace is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Terrace
- Bordersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bordersville is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordersville
- Fair Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Fair Green is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Green
- Fountain View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain View is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain View
- Foxwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Foxwood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Glen Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glen Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Greenbranch
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Greenbranch is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbranch
- Greengate Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greengate Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greengate Place
- Greenwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greenwood Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Hardy Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Hardy Heights is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Heights
- Heather Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Heather Glen is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Glen
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Imperial Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Imperial Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Valley
- Lincoln City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln City is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
- Orange Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Post Wood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Post Wood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Wood
- Ridge Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge Point is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
- Sandpiper
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandpiper is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper
- Sandpiper Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sandpiper Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper Village
- Spears Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spears Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Village
- Willow Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Run is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
How Far From Central Green 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 Central Green to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Central Green and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Central Green to Houston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 143 miles [230.1 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 7,077 miles [11,389.3 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Central Green) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Central Green 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 Central Green. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9595, Longitude: -95.3740 In this case, the coordinates for Central Green have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.622 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.576 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.34 degrees. |
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