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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 Greenfield Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenfield Village 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 Greenfield Village:
    • 29.947200, -95.476800
    • 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 Greenfield Village
  • 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 Greenfield Village is near Montgomery County and also Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend 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 Greenfield Village

Communities Also Named Greenfield Village ...

We found two communities that are also named Greenfield Village.

Within Texas, the name Greenfield Village is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Ohio
      • Hamilton County
      • This Greenfield Village is located in Hamilton County and lies 890 miles [1,432.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenfield Village that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Greenfield Village.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Greenfield Village is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,177 miles [1,894.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Greenfield Village that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Greenfield Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenfield Village ...

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 southeast)
    • Airline Farms is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Farms
  • Airline Terrace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Airline Terrace is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Terrace
  • Champion Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Champion Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Park
  • Champions East
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Champions East is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champions East
  • Champions Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Champions Point is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champions Point
  • Cutten Green
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cutten Green is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutten Green
  • Deco
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fountainhead
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Fountainhead is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainhead
  • Garden City Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Garden City Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Park
  • Glen Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Glen Forest is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
  • Gum Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Gum Valley is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Valley
  • Heather Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Heather Glen is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Glen
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Imperial Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Imperial Valley is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Valley
    • Recreation Farms
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Recreation Farms is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recreation Farms
    • Ridge Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridge Point is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
    • Willow Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Run is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
    • Willowood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Willowood is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowood
    • Woodland Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodland Oaks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Oaks
    • Woodland Trails North
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Greenfield Village to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Greenfield Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Greenfield Village to Houston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 137 miles [220.5 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 1,215 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 7,082 miles [11,397.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,803 miles [12,557.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,679 miles [9,139.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Greenfield Village) 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 Greenfield Village 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 Greenfield Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9472, Longitude: -95.4768       In this case, the coordinates for Greenfield Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.686 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.65 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.384 degrees.