Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Magnolia Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Magnolia Gardens and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Magnolia Gardens
- 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 Magnolia Gardens:
- 29.886612, -95.112708
- 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 Magnolia Gardens
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Since Magnolia Gardens is near Liberty County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Liberty County
- eBird sighting report for Chambers 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Magnolia Gardens ...
We found three communities that share the name Magnolia Gardens.
Within Texas, the name Magnolia Gardens is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Duval County
- This Magnolia Gardens is located in Duval County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the east of the Magnolia Gardens that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Magnolia Gardens.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks 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 Pennsylvania community of Magnolia Gardens [Bucks County].
- Virginia
- Suffolk City
- 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 Virginia community of Magnolia Gardens [Suffolk City].
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Magnolia Gardens ...
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.
- Channelview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Channelview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channelview
- Channelview is located in Harris County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Channelview <4>
- Delldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Four Corners
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Harris County
- Gilbert Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Landing
- Gilbert Landing is located in Harris County
- Greensbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greensbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensbrook
- Greensbrook is located in Harris County
- Happy Hideaway
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hideaway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hideaway
- Happy Hideaway is located in Harris County
- Heathergate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heathergate have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathergate
- Heathergate is located in Harris County
- Lynchburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Pine Trails
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Trails
- Pine Trails is located in Harris County
- Royalwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Shadow Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Glen
- Shadow Glen is located in Harris County
- Summerwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- Summerwood is located in Harris County
- Tall Cedars
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Cedars have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Cedars
- Tall Cedars is located in Harris County
- Winterwood Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterwood Village
- Winterwood Village is located in Harris County
How Far From Magnolia Gardens 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 Magnolia Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Magnolia Gardens and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Magnolia Gardens to Houston, with an average speed<5> 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 159 miles [255.9 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 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,791 miles [12,538.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,666 miles [9,118.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Magnolia Gardens. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Magnolia Gardens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Magnolia Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8866, Longitude: -95.1127 In this case, the coordinates for Magnolia Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Magnolia Gardens 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Magnolia Gardens to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.443 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.357 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.239 degrees. |