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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 Imperial Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Imperial Estates 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 Imperial Estates:
- 29.539300, -95.196400
- 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 Imperial Estates
- 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 Galveston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Galveston County
- Since Imperial Estates is near Harris County and also Brazoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Imperial Estates
Communities Also Named Imperial Estates ...
We found five communities that are also named Imperial Estates.
Within Texas, the name Imperial Estates is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Imperial Estates is located in Hillsborough County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the east of the Imperial Estates that is located in Galveston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Imperial Estates.
- Georgia
- Douglas County
- This Imperial Estates is located in Douglas County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Imperial Estates that is located in Galveston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Imperial Estates.
- North Carolina
- Wilson County
- This Imperial Estates is located in Wilson County and lies 1,091 miles [1,755.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Imperial Estates that is located in Galveston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Imperial Estates.
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Imperial Estates is located in Knox County and lies 782 miles [1,258.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Imperial Estates that is located in Galveston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Imperial Estates.
- West Virginia
- Putnam County
- This Imperial Estates is located in Putnam County and lies 969 miles [1,559.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Imperial Estates that is located in Galveston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Imperial Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Imperial Estates ...
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.
- Dixie Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Dixie Hollow is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Hollow
- Eagles Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Eagles Point is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Point
- Enchanted Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Enchanted Woods is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Woods
- Falcon Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Falcon Ridge is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
- Fieldcrest Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fieldcrest Forest is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest Forest
- Forest Green
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Forest Green is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
- Fox Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Fox Meadows is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Frenchmans Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Frenchmans Creek is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Creek
- Friendswood
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Friendswood Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Friendswood Crossing is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood Crossing
- Friendswood Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Friendswood Gardens is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood Gardens
- Imperial Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Imperial Gardens is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Gardens
- Continue List (15 more) ...
- Longwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Longwood Park is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Park
- Melody Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Melody Wood is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Wood
- Mustang Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mustang Meadows is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Meadows
- Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Orchard is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Pineshadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pineshadows is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineshadows
- Polly Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Polly Oaks is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Oaks
- Quaker Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Quaker Landing is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Landing
- Quaker Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Riverwalk
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Riverwalk is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwalk
- Rustic Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Rustic Oaks is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Oaks
- Sleepy Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sunpark
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunpark is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunpark
- Sunset Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Sunset Meadows is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Meadows
- Sunwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Sunwood is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunwood
- Wilderness Trails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wilderness Trails is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Trails
How Far From Imperial Estates 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 Imperial Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Imperial Estates and extending to:
- Galveston, which is the Seat of Galveston County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Imperial Estates to Galveston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 160 miles [257.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,218 miles [1,960.2 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 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,811 miles [12,570.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,687 miles [9,152.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Imperial Estates) 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 Imperial Estates 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 Imperial Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5393, Longitude: -95.1964 In this case, the coordinates for Imperial Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.446 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.314 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.308 degrees. |
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