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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 Melendy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Melendy 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 Melendy:
- 29.880503, -95.571054
- 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 Melendy
- 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 Melendy is near Fort Bend County and also Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Melendy
Curious and Interesting Names Near Melendy ...
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.
- Cypress Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cypress Glen is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Glen
- Gum Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Gum Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Valley
- Harvest Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Harvest Meadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Meadows
- Hearthstone
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hearthstone is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
- Ravensway
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Ravensway is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensway
- Recreation Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Recreation Farms is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recreation Farms
- Rockstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rockstone is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockstone
- Royal Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Royal Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Shadow Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Shadow Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Oaks
- Spring Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Meadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Spring Shadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Shadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Shadows
- Tallowwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tallowwood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowwood
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Timber Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Timber Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Oaks
- Tower Oak Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Tower Oak Bend is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oak Bend
- Tower Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tower Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oaks
- Tower Oaks Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tower Oaks Meadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oaks Meadows
- Turtle Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Turtle Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Willowood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Willowood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowood
- Woodland Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodland Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Oaks
- Woodland Trails North
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
How Far From Melendy 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 Melendy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Melendy and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Melendy to Houston, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 132 miles [212.4 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,222 miles [1,966.6 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 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,811 miles [12,570.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,686 miles [9,150.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Melendy) 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 Melendy 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 Melendy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8805, Longitude: -95.5711 In this case, the coordinates for Melendy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.737 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.701 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.43 degrees. |
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