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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 Memorial Parkway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Memorial Parkway 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 Memorial Parkway:
- 29.765900, -95.744400
- 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 Parkway
- 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 Parkway is near Fort Bend County and also Waller 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 Waller 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 Parkway
Curious and Interesting Names Near Memorial Parkway ...
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 Meadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Meadow is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Meadow
- Falcon Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Falcon Point is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Point
- Fawn Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Fawn Lake is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Lake
- Governor Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Governor Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governor Place
- Heritage Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Meadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
- Katy
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Katy is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <1>
- Katyland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Katyland is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katyland
- Meadow Walk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Meadow Walk is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Walk
- Memorial Thicket
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Memorial Thicket is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Thicket
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Park Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Park Ridge is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Rolling Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Rolling Green is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
- Silvermill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Silvermill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvermill
- Whispering Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Whispering Lakes is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Lakes
- Williams Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Williams Chase is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Chase
- Wood Fern
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Fern is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Fern
How Far From Memorial Parkway 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 Memorial Parkway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Memorial Parkway and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Memorial Parkway to Houston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 124 miles [199.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,235 miles [1,987.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,102 miles [11,429.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,824 miles [12,591.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,699 miles [9,171.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Memorial Parkway) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Memorial Parkway 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 Memorial Parkway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7659, Longitude: -95.7444 In this case, the coordinates for Memorial Parkway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.832 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.798 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.513 degrees. |
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