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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 Graceland Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Graceland Terrace 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 Graceland Terrace:
- 29.839800, -95.392300
- 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 Graceland Terrace
- 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 Graceland Terrace is near Fort Bend County and also Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Graceland Terrace
Curious and Interesting Names Near Graceland Terrace ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Airline Farms is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Farms
- Airline Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Airline Terrace is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Terrace
- Candlelight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Candlelight is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
- Forest Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forest Pine is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pine
- Garden City Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Park
- Garden Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garden Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Oaks
- 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
- Greenwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Hardy Heights
(3 miles [4.8 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 northwest)
- Heather Glen is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Glen
- Holly Park
(4 miles [6.4 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 south)
- Houston Heights is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Heights
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Imperial Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Imperial Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Valley
- Lincoln City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln City is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
- North Shadydale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- North Shadydale is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shadydale
- Orange Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Pine Terrace
(5 miles [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 northwest)
- Ridge Point is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
- Scenic Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Scenic Woods is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Woods
- Shady Timbers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Shady Timbers is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Timbers
- Willow Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Run is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
How Far From Graceland Terrace 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 Graceland Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Graceland Terrace and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Graceland Terrace to Austin, with an average speed<2>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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,805 miles [12,560.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,680 miles [9,141.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Graceland Terrace) 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 Graceland Terrace 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 Graceland Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8398, Longitude: -95.3923 In this case, the coordinates for Graceland Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.616 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.553 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.36 degrees. |
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