Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Greenbranch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenbranch and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Greenbranch

• 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 Greenbranch:
  • 29.946500, -95.379100
  • 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 Greenbranch

• 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 Greenbranch is near Montgomery County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty 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 Greenbranch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenbranch ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Airline Farms is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Farms
• Airline Terrace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Airline Terrace is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Terrace
• Fair Green
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Fair Green is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Green
• Fountain View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Fountain View is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain View
• Foxwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Foxwood is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
• Glen Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Glen Forest is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
• Greenwood Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenwood Village is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
• Hardy Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Hardy Heights is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Heights
• Heather Glen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Heather Glen is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Glen
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Imperial Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Imperial Valley is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Valley
  • Lincoln City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincoln City is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
  • Orange Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Orange Grove is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
  • Ridge Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Ridge Point is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
  • Spears Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Spears Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Village
  • Willow Run
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow Run is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Greenbranch and extending to:

• Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Greenbranch to Houston, with an average speed<2> 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 142 miles [228.5 km] to the west (W). 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 8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,799 miles [12,551.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,675 miles [9,133 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'