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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 Greenway Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenway Place 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 Greenway Place:
- 29.688900, -95.287000
- 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 Greenway Place
- 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 Greenway Place is near Brazoria County and also Galveston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Galveston 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 Greenway Place
Communities Also Named Greenway Place ...
We found one communities that are also named Greenway Place.
Within Texas, the name Greenway Place is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Greenway Place in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Greenway Place is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 255 miles [410.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenway Place that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Greenway Place.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenway Place ...
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.
- Galena Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gloverdale
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gloverdale is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloverdale
- Harrisburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Kennedy Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy Heights is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
- Kings Court
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Kings Court is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
- Magnolia Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Meadow Creek Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Meadow Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek Village
- Paradise Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Pecan Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pecan Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Park
- Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Riverview is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Skyscraper Shadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Skyscraper Shadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyscraper Shadows
- Sun Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Sun Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sunny Side
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sunny Side is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sunnyside Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside Gardens is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Gardens
- Tarrytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tarrytown is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
- University Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- University Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Oaks
How Far From Greenway Place 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 Greenway Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenway Place and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Greenway Place to Austin, with an average speed<3>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 1,216 miles [1,957 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 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,808 miles [12,565.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,683 miles [9,145.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Greenway Place) 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 Greenway Place 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 Greenway Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6889, Longitude: -95.2870 In this case, the coordinates for Greenway Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.526 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.428 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.33 degrees. |
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