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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 Fair Green, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fair Green and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Fair Green:
    • 29.905800, -95.315700
    • 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 Fair 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 Fair 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 Fair Green

Communities Also Named Fair Green ...

We found one communities that are also named Fair Green.

Within Texas, the name Fair Green is unique.

Beyond Texas.

While we haven't found any other communities named Fair Green in either the United States or Canada, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.

  • Communities Beyond North America ...
    • Ireland
      • Distance: 4,454 miles [7,168 km]<1> to the northeast
      • Open a Google Map centered on Fair Green

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fair 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 Terrace
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Airline Terrace is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Terrace
  • Chatwood Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Chatwood Place is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatwood Place
  • Fountain View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fountain View is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain View
  • Greenbranch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenbranch is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbranch
  • Greensbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Greensbrook is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensbrook
  • Greenwood Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
  • Hardy Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hardy Heights is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Heights
  • Imperial Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Imperial Valley is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Valley
  • North Shadydale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • North Shadydale is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shadydale
  • Orange Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Orange Grove is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
  • Rosedale Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Rosedale Gardens is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Gardens
  • Scenic Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Scenic Woods is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Woods
  • Shady Timbers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Shady Timbers is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Timbers
  • Spears Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Spears Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Village

How Far From Fair Green 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 Fair Green to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fair Green and extending to:

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Fair Green to Houston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 147 miles [236.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Fair 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 Fair 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 Fair Green. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9058, Longitude: -95.3157       In this case, the coordinates for Fair Green have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.577 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.516 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.321 degrees.