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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 Hawthorne Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hawthorne Place 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 Hawthorne Place:
    • 29.857170, -95.364660
    • 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 Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne Place is near Montgomery County and also Brazoria 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 Brazoria 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 Hawthorne Place

Communities Also Named Hawthorne Place ...

We found two communities that are also named Hawthorne Place.

Within Texas, the name Hawthorne Place is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Connecticut
      • Fairfield County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Fairfield County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Hawthorne Place.
    • Illinois
      • Sangamon County
      • This Hawthorne Place is located in Sangamon County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Hawthorne Place that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sangamon County community of Hawthorne Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hawthorne 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.

  • Airline Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Airline Farms is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Farms
  • Airline Terrace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Airline Terrace is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Terrace
  • Fair Green
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Fair Green is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Green
  • Garden City Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Garden City Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Park
  • Garden Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Garden Oaks is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Oaks
  • Glen Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Glen Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
  • Greenwood Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenwood Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
  • Hardy Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hardy Heights is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Heights
  • Heather Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Heather Glen is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Glen
  • Houston Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Houston Heights is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Heights
  • Imperial Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Imperial Valley is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Valley
  • Lincoln City
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Lincoln City is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • North Shadydale
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • North Shadydale is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shadydale
    • Orange Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Orange Grove is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
    • Ridge Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Ridge Point is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
    • Rosedale Gardens
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Rosedale Gardens is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Gardens
    • Scenic Woods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Scenic Woods is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Woods
    • Shady Timbers
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Shady Timbers is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Timbers
    • Willow Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Willow Run is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run

How Far From Hawthorne Place 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 Hawthorne Place to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hawthorne Place 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 144 miles [231.7 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hawthorne 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 1,213 miles [1,952.1 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 5,678 miles [9,137.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hawthorne Place, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Hawthorne Place) 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 Hawthorne 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 Hawthorne Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8572, Longitude: -95.3647       In this case, the coordinates for Hawthorne Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.601 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.538 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.346 degrees.