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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 Golden Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Golden 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 Golden Acres:
    • 29.670785, -95.152988
    • 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 Golden 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 Harris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
    • Since Golden Acres is near Galveston County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Galveston County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Golden Acres

Communities Also Named Golden Acres ...

We found seven communities that are also named Golden Acres.

Within Texas, the name Golden Acres is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Golden Acres is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Golden Acres that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Golden Acres.
    • Georgia
      • Fulton County
      • This Golden Acres is located in Fulton County and lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Golden Acres that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Golden Acres.
    • Illinois
      • Peoria County
      • This Golden Acres is located in Peoria County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Golden Acres that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peoria County community of Golden Acres.
    • Indiana
      • Allen County
      • This Golden Acres is located in Allen County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Golden Acres that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Golden Acres.
    • New York
      • Columbia County
      • This Golden Acres is located in Columbia County and lies 1,482 miles [2,385 km]<1> to the northeast of the Golden Acres that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Golden Acres.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Golden Acres is located in Davis County and lies 1,227 miles [1,974.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Golden Acres that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Golden Acres.
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Golden Acres is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,206 miles [1,940.9 km] to the northwest of the Golden Acres that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Golden Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Golden 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.

  • Deer Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Gulf Palms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Gulf Palms is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Palms
  • Highland Meadows
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Highland Meadows is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
  • Humble Camp
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Humble Camp is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble Camp
  • Link Five
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Link Five is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link Five
  • Meadow Creek Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Meadow Creek Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek Village
  • Red Bluff
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Red Bluff is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
  • Scarsdale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Scarsdale is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
  • Sun Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Sun Valley is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
  • Tarrytown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Tarrytown is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
  • University Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • University Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park

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

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

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Golden Acres to Houston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 160 miles [257.5 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 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,210 miles [1,947.3 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 7,083 miles [11,399 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,803 miles [12,557.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,678 miles [9,137.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Golden 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 Golden 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 Golden Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6708, Longitude: -95.1530       In this case, the coordinates for Golden Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.438 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.322 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.277 degrees.