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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 Greenbrier Southwest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenbrier Southwest 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 Greenbrier Southwest:
    • 29.632700, -95.571700
    • 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 Greenbrier Southwest
  • 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 Fort Bend County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
    • Since Greenbrier Southwest is near Harris County and also Brazoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Greenbrier Southwest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenbrier Southwest ...

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.

  • Commerce Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Commerce Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce Park
  • Dover
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Dover is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
  • Fifth Street
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
  • First Colony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • First Colony is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Colony
  • Hall Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Hall Lake is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Lake
  • Herbert
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Herbert is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
  • Hunters Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hunters Glen is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
  • Kingsway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Kingsway is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
  • Main Street Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Main Street Gardens is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Street Gardens
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
    • Meadows Place
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Meadows Place is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Place
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,813 people
    • Quail Glen
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Quail Glen is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Glen
    • Quail Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Quail Valley is located in Fort Bend County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
    • Sugar Land
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Two Worlds
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Two Worlds is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Worlds

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

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

  • Richmond, which is the Seat of Fort Bend County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Greenbrier Southwest to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 137 miles [220.5 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,232 miles [1,982.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 70 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,102 miles [11,429.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,823 miles [12,589.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,698 miles [9,170 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 '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- Greenbrier Southwest) 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 Greenbrier Southwest 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 Greenbrier Southwest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6327, Longitude: -95.5717       In this case, the coordinates for Greenbrier Southwest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.701 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.626 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.454 degrees.