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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 Northridge Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northridge Park 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 Northridge Park:
- 30.000400, -95.420900
- 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 Northridge Park
- 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 Northridge Park is near Montgomery County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty 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 Northridge Park
Communities Also Named Northridge Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Northridge Park.
Within Texas, the name Northridge Park is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Northridge Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Clarke County
- This Northridge Park is located in Clarke County and lies 756 miles [1,216.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Northridge Park that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Northridge Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northridge Park ...
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.
- Champions Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Champions Point is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champions Point
- Cypresswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cypresswood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood
- Cypresswood Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cypresswood Glen is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood Glen
- Fountainhead
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fountainhead is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainhead
- Glen Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Glen Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Greenbranch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenbranch is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbranch
- Greengate Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greengate Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greengate Place
- Imperial Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Imperial Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Valley
- Post Wood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Post Wood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Wood
- Sandpiper
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandpiper is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper
- Sandpiper Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandpiper Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper Village
- Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Forest
- Terranova
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Terranova is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terranova
How Far From Northridge Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Northridge Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Northridge Park and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Northridge Park to Houston, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 139 miles [223.7 km] to the west (W). 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 1,210 miles [1,947.3 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 7,077 miles [11,389.3 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Northridge Park) 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 Northridge Park 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 Northridge Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0004, Longitude: -95.4209 In this case, the coordinates for Northridge Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.658 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.624 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.356 degrees. |
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