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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 Concord Bridge, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Concord Bridge 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 Concord Bridge:
- 29.858213, -95.61288
- 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 Concord Bridge
- 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 Concord Bridge is near Fort Bend County and also Waller 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 Waller 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 Concord Bridge
Curious and Interesting Names Near Concord Bridge ...
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.
- Cypress Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Cypress Glen is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Glen
- Cypress Meadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cypress Meadow is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Meadow
- Gay Wood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Gay Wood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Wood
- Harvest Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Harvest Meadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Meadows
- Hearthstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hearthstone is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
- Hennessey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hennessey is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
- Meadow Walk
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meadow Walk is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Walk
- Memorial Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Grove is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Grove
- Memorial Hollow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Hollow is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Hollow
- Memorial Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Pines is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Pines
- Memorial Plaza
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Plaza is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Plaza
- Memorial Thicket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Memorial Thicket is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Thicket
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Paddock
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Paddock is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
- Ravensway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ravensway is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensway
- Rockstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rockstone is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockstone
- Rolling Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Green is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
- Royal Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Royal Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Rustling Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Rustling Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustling Oaks
- Shadow Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shadow Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Oaks
- Shepherd Trace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Shepherd Trace is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Trace
- Silvermill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Silvermill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvermill
- Spring Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Meadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Spring Shadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Shadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Shadows
- Timber Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Timber Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Oaks
- Tower Oak Bend
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tower Oak Bend is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oak Bend
- Tower Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Tower Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oaks
- Tower Oaks Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tower Oaks Meadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oaks Meadows
- Turtle Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Turtle Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Windsong
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Windsong is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong
- Wood Fern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Fern is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Fern
- Woodland Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Woodland Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Oaks
- Woodland Trails North
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Yorkshire
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Yorkshire is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
How Far From Concord Bridge 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 Concord Bridge to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Concord Bridge and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Concord Bridge 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 five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 130 miles [209.2 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,225 miles [1,971.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,814 miles [12,575.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,689 miles [9,155.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Concord Bridge) 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 Concord Bridge 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 Concord Bridge. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8582, Longitude: -95.6129 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.761 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.726 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.45 degrees. |
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