Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Greenwood Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenwood Forest and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Greenwood Forest
- 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 Greenwood Forest:
- 29.973301, -95.505359
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Greenwood Forest
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Since Greenwood Forest is near Montgomery County and also Fort Bend County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Greenwood Forest ...
We found five communities that share the name Greenwood Forest.
Within Texas, the name Greenwood Forest is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Clinch County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Greenwood Forest [Clinch County].
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Greenwood Forest [Prince George's County].
- South Carolina
- Beaufort County
- This Greenwood Forest is located in Beaufort County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Greenwood Forest that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Greenwood Forest.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Greenwood Forest is located in Knox County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Greenwood Forest that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Greenwood Forest.
- Virginia
- Roanoke County
- This Greenwood Forest is located in Roanoke County and lies 1,021 miles [1,643.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Greenwood Forest that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Greenwood Forest.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenwood Forest ...
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.
- Champion Park
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Park
- Champion Park is located in Harris County
- Champions East
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champions East have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champions East
- Champions East is located in Harris County
- Champions Point
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champions Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champions Point
- Champions Point is located in Harris County
- Charterwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charterwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charterwood
- Charterwood is located in Harris County
- Cutten Green
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutten Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutten Green
- Cutten Green is located in Harris County
- Cypress Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Glen
- Cypress Glen is located in Harris County
- Cypresswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypresswood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood
- Cypresswood is located in Harris County
- Deco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deco
- Deco is located in Harris County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deco <4>
- Fountainhead
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountainhead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainhead
- Fountainhead is located in Harris County
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- Harvest Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvest Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Meadows
- Harvest Meadows is located in Harris County
- Spring Creek Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Forest
- Spring Creek Forest is located in Harris County
- Tallowwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallowwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowwood
- Tallowwood is located in Harris County
- Terranova
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Turtle Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Turtle Lake is located in Harris County
- Willowood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Harvest Meadows
How Far From Greenwood Forest 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 Greenwood Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Greenwood Forest and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Greenwood Forest to Houston, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 135 miles [217.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,081 miles [11,395.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,679 miles [9,139.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenwood Forest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Greenwood Forest could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Greenwood Forest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenwood Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9733, Longitude: -95.5054 |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Greenwood Forest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.709 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.68 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.394 degrees. |