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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 Harvest Meadows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Harvest Meadows 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 Harvest Meadows:
- 29.929200, -95.559800
- 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 Harvest Meadows
- 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 Harvest Meadows 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 Harvest Meadows
Curious and Interesting Names Near Harvest Meadows ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Champion Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Park
- Champions East
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Champions East is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champions East
- Cutten Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cutten Green is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutten Green
- Cypress Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cypress Glen is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Glen
- Deco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ravensway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ravensway is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensway
- Recreation Farms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Recreation Farms is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recreation Farms
- Tallowwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Tallowwood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowwood
- Tower Oak Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Tower Oak Bend is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oak Bend
- Tower Oak Plaza
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tower Oak Plaza is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oak Plaza
- Tower Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tower Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oaks
- Tower Oaks Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tower Oaks Meadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oaks Meadows
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Turtle Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Turtle Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Willowood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Willowood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowood
- Woodland Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- 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 southeast)
How Far From Harvest Meadows 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 Harvest Meadows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Harvest Meadows and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Harvest Meadows 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 five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 132 miles [212.4 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 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 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> | 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Harvest Meadows) 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 Harvest Meadows 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 Harvest Meadows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9292, Longitude: -95.5598 In this case, the coordinates for Harvest Meadows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.737 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.707 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.421 degrees. |
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