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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 Garden Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garden Acres 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 Garden Acres:
    • 29.562000, -95.316700
    • 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 Garden Acres
  • 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 Brazoria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria County
    • Since Garden Acres is near Harris County and also Galveston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Galveston 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 Garden Acres

Communities Also Named Garden Acres ...

We found eight communities that are also named Garden Acres.

There is one other community in Texas that is also named Garden Acres.

Beyond Texas, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Tarrant County
      • This Garden Acres is located in Tarrant County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Garden Acres that is located in Brazoria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Garden Acres.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • San Joaquin County
      • This Garden Acres is located in San Joaquin County and lies 1,590 miles [2,558.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Garden Acres that is located in Brazoria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Garden Acres.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Garden Acres is located in Hillsborough County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the east of the Garden Acres that is located in Brazoria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Garden Acres.
    • Georgia
      • Liberty County
      • This Garden Acres is located in Liberty County and lies 829 miles [1,334.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Garden Acres that is located in Brazoria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Garden Acres.
    • Indiana
      • Monroe County
      • This Garden Acres is located in Monroe County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Garden Acres that is located in Brazoria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Garden Acres.
    • Ohio
      • Clark County
      • This Garden Acres is located in Clark County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Garden Acres that is located in Brazoria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Garden Acres.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Garden Acres is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,205 miles [1,939.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Garden Acres that is located in Brazoria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Garden Acres.
      • Weber County
      • This Garden Acres is located in Weber County and lies 1,235 miles [1,987.5 km] to the northwest of the Garden Acres that is located in Brazoria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Garden Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Garden Acres ...

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.

  • Cobblestone
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cobblestone is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
  • Fairway Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
  • Heritage Green
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Green is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Green
  • Hickory Creek Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hickory Creek Place is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek Place
  • Magnolia Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Magnolia Place is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Place
  • Meadowview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Meadowview is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
  • Pearland
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pineshadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pineshadows is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineshadows
  • Regal Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Regal Oaks is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal Oaks
  • Regency Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Regency Park is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
  • Rustic Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Rustic Oaks is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Oaks
  • Shadycrest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Shadycrest is located in Brazoria County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadycrest
  • Skyscraper Shadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Skyscraper Shadows is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyscraper Shadows

How Far From Garden Acres 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 Garden Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Angleton, which is the Seat of Brazoria County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Garden Acres to Angleton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 153 miles [246.2 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 6 days and walking would take 9 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 7,095 miles [11,418.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,815 miles [12,577 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,691 miles [9,158.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Garden Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Garden Acres 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 Garden Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5620, Longitude: -95.3167       In this case, the coordinates for Garden Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.526 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.412 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.355 degrees.