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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 Panorama Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Panorama Village 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 Panorama Village:
- 30.380889, -95.494388
- 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 Panorama Village
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Panorama Village is near Walker County and also San Jacinto County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
- Open the eBird sighting report for San Jacinto 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 Panorama Village
Communities Also Named Panorama Village ...
We found one communities that are also named Panorama Village.
Within Texas, the name Panorama Village is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Panorama Village in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Centre County
- This Panorama Village is located in Centre County and lies 1,221 miles [1,965 km]<1> to the northeast of the Panorama Village that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Centre County community of Panorama Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Panorama Village ...
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.
- Bath
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Bath is located in Walker County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Cut and Shoot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Danville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Danville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
- Egypt
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Egypt is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
- Four Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Four Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Gary
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Gary is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Karen
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Karen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Karen
- Oklahoma
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Oklahoma is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Peel Junction
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Peel Junction is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peel Junction
- Pumpkin
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pumpkin is located in San Jacinto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin
- Security
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Security is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Security
- Sleepy Hollow
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
How Far From Panorama Village 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 city such as Panorama Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Panorama Village and extending to:
- Conroe, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Panorama Village to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,198 miles [1,928 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,060 miles [11,362 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,783 miles [12,525.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,659 miles [9,107.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Panorama Village) 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 Panorama Village 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 Panorama Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3809, Longitude: -95.4944 In this case, the coordinates for Panorama Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.761 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.793 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.349 degrees. |
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