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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 Gloverdale, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gloverdale 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 Gloverdale:
    • 29.702200, -95.286300
    • 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 Gloverdale
  • 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 Gloverdale is near Brazoria County and also Galveston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria 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 Gloverdale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gloverdale ...

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.

  • Galena Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenway Place
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Greenway Place is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Place
  • Harrisburg
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Harrisburg is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Kings Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Kings Court is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
  • Magnolia Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
  • Meadow Creek Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Creek Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek Village
  • Pecan Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Pecan Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Park
  • Riverview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Riverview is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Skyscraper Shadows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Skyscraper Shadows is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyscraper Shadows
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Songwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Songwood is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Songwood
    • Sun Valley
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Sun Valley is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
    • Sunny Side
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunny Side is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
    • Sunnyside Gardens
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunnyside Gardens is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Gardens
    • Tarrytown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Tarrytown is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
    • University Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • University Oaks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Oaks

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gloverdale and extending to:

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Gloverdale 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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,215 miles [1,955.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,087 miles [11,405.4 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 5,683 miles [9,145.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gloverdale) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Gloverdale 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 Gloverdale. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7022, Longitude: -95.2863       In this case, the coordinates for Gloverdale have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.528 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.432 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.329 degrees.