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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 Crosby Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crosby Meadows 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 Crosby Meadows:
- 29.955400, -95.068200
- 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 Crosby Meadows
- 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 Crosby Meadows is near Liberty County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Crosby Meadows
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crosby Meadows ...
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.
- Gilbert Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Landing is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Landing
- Greensbrook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Greensbrook is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensbrook
- Greentree Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Greentree Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
- Gum Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
- Happy Hideaway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Happy Hideaway is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hideaway
- Heathergate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heathergate is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathergate
- Hidden Echo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Echo is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Echo
- Hunter Ridge Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter Ridge Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Ridge Village
- Intercontinental Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Kings Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Ladd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Ladd is located in Liberty County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
- Magnolia Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Gardens is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Moonshine Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Moonshine Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonshine Hill
- Royalwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Royalwood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalwood
- Summerwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Summerwood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- Tall Cedars
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Tall Cedars is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Cedars
- Timber Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Timber Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Forest
How Far From Crosby Meadows 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 Crosby Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Crosby Meadows and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Crosby Meadows to Houston, with an average speed<2> 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 161 miles [259.1 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 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,195 miles [1,923.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,065 miles [11,370 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,786 miles [12,530.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,661 miles [9,110.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crosby Meadows) 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 Crosby Meadows 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 Crosby Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9554, Longitude: -95.0682 In this case, the coordinates for Crosby Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.425 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.344 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.214 degrees. |
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