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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 Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garden Oaks 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 Garden Oaks:
- 29.827200, -95.424000
- 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 Oaks
- 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 Garden Oaks is near Fort Bend County and also Brazoria 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 Brazoria 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 Oaks
Communities Also Named Garden Oaks ...
We found one communities that are also named Garden Oaks.
Within Texas, the name Garden Oaks is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Garden Oaks in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Garden Oaks is located in Hillsborough County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<1> to the east of the Garden Oaks that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Garden Oaks.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Garden Oaks ...
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
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Airline Farms is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Farms
- Candlelight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Candlelight is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
- City of Spring Valley Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Pine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Forest Pine is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pine
- Garden City Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Park
- Glen Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
- Gum Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Gum Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Valley
- Hardy Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hardy Heights is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Heights
- Heather Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Heather Glen is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Glen
- Holly Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Holly Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
- Houston Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Houston Heights is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Heights
- Hunters Creek Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Lincoln City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln City is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
- Monarch Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monarch Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Oaks
- Pine Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Terrace is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
- Ridge Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ridge Point is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
- Spring Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Oaks
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Willow Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Willow Run is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
How Far From Garden Oaks 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 Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Garden Oaks and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Garden Oaks to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,217 miles [1,958.6 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 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,807 miles [12,564.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,682 miles [9,144.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Garden Oaks) 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 Oaks 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 Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8272, Longitude: -95.4240 In this case, the coordinates for Garden Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.635 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.574 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.374 degrees. |
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