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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 Marwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marwood 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 Marwood:
- 29.768700, -95.159300
- 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 Marwood
- 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 Marwood is near Chambers County and also Galveston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Galveston 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 Marwood
Communities Also Named Marwood ...
We found two communities that are also named Marwood.
Within Texas, the name Marwood is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Marwood is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,236 miles [1,989.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Marwood that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Marwood.
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- This Marwood is located in Butler County and lies 1,150 miles [1,850.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Marwood that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Marwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marwood ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cloverleaf
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Delldale
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Delldale is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delldale
- Galena Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greens Bayou
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Greens Bayou is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bayou
- Hidden Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hidden Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
- Lynchburg Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lynchburg Landing is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg Landing
- Pine Trails
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Trails is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Trails
- Red Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Shadow Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shadow Glen is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Glen
- Winterwood Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Winterwood Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterwood Village
- Wood Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wood Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Forest
How Far From Marwood 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 Marwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Marwood and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Marwood to Houston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 158 miles [254.3 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 1,207 miles [1,942.5 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 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,799 miles [12,551.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,674 miles [9,131.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Marwood) 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 Marwood 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 Marwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7687, Longitude: -95.1593 In this case, the coordinates for Marwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.456 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.356 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.27 degrees. |
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