Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Meadow Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meadow Bend and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Meadow Bend

• 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 Meadow Bend:
  • 29.520600, -95.053400
  • 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 Meadow Bend

• 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 Meadow Bend is near Harris County and also Chambers 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 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Meadow Bend

Curious and Interesting Names Near Meadow Bend ...

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.

• Chase Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Chase Park is located in Galveston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chase Park
• Clear Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Clear Lake is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
• Glen Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Glen Cove is located in Galveston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
• Lazy Bend
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Lazy Bend is located in Galveston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Bend
• League City
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • League City is located in Galveston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for League City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 108,477 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for League City <1>
• Mystic Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Mystic Village is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
• Pipers Meadow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pipers Meadow is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Meadow
• Surf Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Surf Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Oaks
• University Green
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • University Green is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Green
• University Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • University Park is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Meadow Bend and extending to:

• Galveston, which is the Seat of Galveston County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Meadow Bend to Galveston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 169 miles [272 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,212 miles [1,950.5 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 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,806 miles [12,562.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,681 miles [9,142.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'