Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Memorial Grove:
  • 29.776800, -95.569400
  • 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 Memorial Grove

• 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 Memorial Grove 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 Memorial Grove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Memorial Grove ...

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.

• Frosttown ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Frosttown is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosttown
• Gay Wood
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Gay Wood is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Wood
• Hennessey
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hennessey is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
• Memorial Bend
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Memorial Bend is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Bend
• Memorial Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Memorial Hollow is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Hollow
• Memorial Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Memorial Pines is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Pines
• Memorial Plaza
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Memorial Plaza is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Plaza
• Royal Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Royal Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
• Rustling Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rustling Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustling Oaks
• Shadow Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Shadow Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Oaks
• Shepherd Trace
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Shepherd Trace is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Trace
• Timber Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Timber Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Oaks
• Walnut Bend
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Walnut Bend is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bend
• Yorkshire
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Yorkshire is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Memorial Grove and extending to:

• Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Memorial Grove to Houston, with an average speed<2> 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 134 miles [215.7 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 1,226 miles [1,973.1 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 7,094 miles [11,416.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,816 miles [12,578.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,691 miles [9,158.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'