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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 Old River Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old River Terrace 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 Old River Terrace:
- 29.781400, -95.133300
- 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 Old River Terrace
- 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 Old River Terrace is near Chambers County and also Brazoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Old River Terrace
Curious and Interesting Names Near Old River Terrace ...
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.
- Channelview
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cloverleaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Delldale
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Delldale is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delldale
- Four Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Four Corners is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Gilbert Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gilbert Landing is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Landing
- Greens Bayou
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greens Bayou is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bayou
- Hidden Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hidden Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
- Link Five
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Link Five is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Link Five
- Lynchburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Lynchburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Lynchburg Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lynchburg Landing is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg Landing
- Pine Trails
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pine Trails is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Trails
- Red Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Royalwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Royalwood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalwood
- Shadow Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Shadow Glen is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Glen
- Winterwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Winterwood Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterwood Village
- Wood Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Wood Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Forest
How Far From Old River Terrace 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 Old River Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Old River Terrace and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Old River Terrace to Houston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 159 miles [255.9 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 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,205 miles [1,939.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 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 7,797 miles [12,548.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,672 miles [9,128.2 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Old River Terrace) 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 Old River Terrace 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 Old River Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7814, Longitude: -95.1333 In this case, the coordinates for Old River Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.441 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.34 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.258 degrees. |
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