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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 Linkwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Linkwood 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 Linkwood:
    • 29.689600, -95.434000
    • 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 Linkwood
  • 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 Linkwood is near Fort Bend County and also Brazoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fort Bend 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 Linkwood

Communities Also Named Linkwood ...

We found one communities that are also named Linkwood.

Within Texas, the name Linkwood is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Linkwood in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Dorchester County
      • This Linkwood is located in Dorchester County and lies 1,266 miles [2,037.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Linkwood that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Linkwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Linkwood ...

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.

  • Glen Iris
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Glen Iris is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iris
  • Main Street Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Main Street Gardens is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Street Gardens
  • Maplewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Maplewood is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Pierce Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
  • Post Oak Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Post Oak Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Village
  • Sunny Side
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunny Side is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
  • Sunnyside Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Sunnyside Gardens is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Gardens
  • Tiffany Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Tiffany Gardens is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Gardens
  • University Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • University Oaks is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Oaks
  • Willow Bend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow Bend is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
  • Willow Brook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Willow Brook is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
  • Woodside
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Woodside is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
  • Woodside Plaza
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Woodside Plaza is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Plaza

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

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

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Linkwood to Austin, with an average speed<2>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 1,223 miles [1,968.2 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,814 miles [12,575.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,689 miles [9,155.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Linkwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Linkwood 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 Linkwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6896, Longitude: -95.4340       In this case, the coordinates for Linkwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.621 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.539 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.391 degrees.