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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 Greenwood Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenwood 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 Greenwood Village:
    • 29.881397, -95.33962
    • 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 Village
  • 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 Village ...

We found six communities that share the name Greenwood Village.

Within Texas, the name Greenwood Village is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe County
      • This Greenwood Village is located in Arapahoe County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Greenwood Village that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Greenwood Village.
    • New Jersey
      • Mercer County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Greenwood Village [Mercer County].
    • New York
      • Suffolk County
      • This Greenwood Village is located in Suffolk County and lies 1,471 miles [2,367.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenwood Village that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Greenwood Village.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Butler County
      • This Greenwood Village is located in Butler County and lies 1,148 miles [1,847.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Greenwood Village that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Greenwood Village.
    • South Carolina
      • Greenwood County
      • This Greenwood Village is located in Greenwood County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Greenwood Village that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Greenwood Village.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Greenwood Village is located in Weber County and lies 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Greenwood Village that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Greenwood Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenwood 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 west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airline Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Farms
    • Airline Farms is located in Harris County
  • Airline Terrace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airline Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Terrace
    • Airline Terrace is located in Harris County
  • Chatwood Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chatwood Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatwood Place
    • Chatwood Place is located in Harris County
  • Fair Green
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Green
    • Fair Green is located in Harris County
  • Fountain View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain View
    • Fountain View is located in Harris County
  • Greenbranch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenbranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbranch
    • Greenbranch is located in Harris County
  • Hardy Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardy Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Heights
    • Hardy Heights is located in Harris County
  • Heather Glen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heather Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Glen
    • Heather Glen is located in Harris County
  • Imperial Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imperial Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Valley
    • Imperial Valley is located in Harris County
  • Lincoln City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
    • Lincoln City is located in Harris County
  • North Shadydale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for North Shadydale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shadydale
    • North Shadydale is located in Harris County
  • Orange Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orange Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
    • Orange Grove is located in Harris County
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Rosedale Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosedale Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Gardens
      • Rosedale Gardens is located in Harris County
    • Scenic Woods
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Woods
      • Scenic Woods is located in Harris County
    • Shady Timbers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Timbers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Timbers
      • Shady Timbers is located in Harris County
    • Willow Run
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
      • Willow Run is located in Harris County

How Far From Greenwood Village to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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 Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the South.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Greenwood Village to Austin, with an average speed<4>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 1,211 miles [1,948.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,080 miles [11,394.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,801 miles [12,554.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,676 miles [9,134.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenwood Village. 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>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- Greenwood Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenwood Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8814, Longitude: -95.3396    
<2>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Village 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.
<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 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.
<5>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 Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.588 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.526 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.334 degrees.




 

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