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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 Parkhollow Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parkhollow Place 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 Parkhollow Place:
- 29.727400, -95.628200
- 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 Parkhollow Place
- 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 Parkhollow Place 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 Parkhollow Place
Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkhollow Place ...
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.
- Dover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Dover is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Gay Wood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Gay Wood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Wood
- Kings Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kings Landing is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
- Meadow Walk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meadow Walk is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Walk
- Memorial Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Bend is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Bend
- Memorial Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Grove is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Grove
- Memorial Plaza
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Memorial Plaza is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Plaza
- Memorial Thicket
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Memorial Thicket is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Thicket
- Mission Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
- Mission Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mission Glen is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Glen
- Park Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Park Ridge is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Pheasant Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pheasant Run is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Providence
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Providence is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Rodeo Square
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rodeo Square is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodeo Square
- Shepherd Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Shepherd Trace is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Trace
- Two Worlds
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Two Worlds is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Worlds
- Walnut Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Walnut Bend is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bend
- Yorkshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Yorkshire is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
How Far From Parkhollow Place 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 Parkhollow Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Parkhollow Place and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Parkhollow Place 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 five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 131 miles [210.8 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 1,231 miles [1,981.1 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 7,099 miles [11,424.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,821 miles [12,586.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,696 miles [9,166.8 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- Parkhollow Place) 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 Parkhollow Place 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 Parkhollow Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7274, Longitude: -95.6282 In this case, the coordinates for Parkhollow Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.751 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.698 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.468 degrees. |
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