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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 Northwest Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Northwest Crossing 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 Northwest Crossing:
- 29.848500, -95.511100
- 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 Northwest Crossing
- 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 Northwest Crossing 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 Northwest Crossing
Curious and Interesting Names Near Northwest Crossing ...
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.
- Candlelight
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Candlelight is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
- City of Spring Valley Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Forest Pine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forest Pine is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pine
- Garden City Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garden City Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Park
- Gum Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Valley
- Hennessey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hennessey is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
- Monarch Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monarch Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Oaks
- Pine Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Terrace is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
- Recreation Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Recreation Farms is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recreation Farms
- Royal Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Royal Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Shadow Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shadow Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Oaks
- Spring Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Spring Meadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Spring Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Spring Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Oaks
- Spring Shadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Shadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Shadows
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Timber Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Oaks
- Willowood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Willowood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowood
- Woodland Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodland Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Oaks
- Woodland Trails North
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
How Far From Northwest Crossing 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 Northwest Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Northwest Crossing and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Northwest Crossing to Houston, with an average speed<3> 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 136 miles [218.9 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 1,220 miles [1,963.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,810 miles [12,569 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,685 miles [9,149.1 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Northwest Crossing) 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 Northwest Crossing 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 Northwest Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8485, Longitude: -95.5111 In this case, the coordinates for Northwest Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.694 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.646 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.408 degrees. |
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