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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 Nottingham West, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nottingham West 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 Nottingham West:
- 29.782900, -95.597800
- 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 Nottingham West
- 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 Nottingham West 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 Nottingham West
Curious and Interesting Names Near Nottingham West ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Frosttown is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosttown
- Gay Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Gay Wood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Wood
- Hennessey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hennessey is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
- Meadow Walk
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meadow Walk is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Walk
- Memorial Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Memorial Bend is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Bend
- Memorial Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Memorial Grove is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Grove
- Memorial Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Memorial Hollow is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Hollow
- Memorial Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Memorial Pines is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Pines
- Memorial Plaza
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Memorial Plaza is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Plaza
- Memorial Thicket
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Thicket is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Thicket
- Royal Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 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 east)
- Rustling Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustling Oaks
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Shadow Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shadow Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Oaks
- Shepherd Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Shepherd Trace is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Trace
- Spring Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Meadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Spring Shadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Shadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Shadows
- Timber Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Oaks
- Walnut Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Bend is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bend
- Yorkshire
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Yorkshire is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
How Far From Nottingham West 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 Nottingham West to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Nottingham West and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Nottingham West 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 1,227 miles [1,974.7 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 7,095 miles [11,418.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,817 miles [12,580.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,692 miles [9,160.4 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Nottingham West) 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 Nottingham West 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 Nottingham West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7829, Longitude: -95.5978 In this case, the coordinates for Nottingham West have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.74 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.692 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.45 degrees. |
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