Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Parkland Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Parkland Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Parkland Village

• 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 Parkland Village:
  • 29.637709, -95.18834
  • 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 Parkland 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 Harris County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
  • Since Parkland Village is near Galveston County and also Brazoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Galveston 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 Parkland Village

Communities Also Named Parkland Village ...

We found one communities that are also named Parkland Village.

Within Texas, the name Parkland Village is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Parkland Village in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Louisiana
    • Bossier Parish
    • This Parkland Village is located in Bossier Parish and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Parkland Village that is located in Harris County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of Parkland Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Parkland 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.

• Deer Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Deer Park is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,913 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deer Park <2>
• Gulf Palms
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Gulf Palms is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Palms
• Highland Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Highland Meadows is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
• Humble Camp
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Humble Camp is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble Camp
• Meadow Creek Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadow Creek Village is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek Village
• Red Bluff
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Red Bluff is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
• Scarsdale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Scarsdale is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
• Skyscraper Shadows
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Skyscraper Shadows is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyscraper Shadows
• Sun Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Sun Valley is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
• Tarrytown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Tarrytown is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown

How Far From Parkland Village 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 Parkland Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Parkland Village and extending to:

• Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Parkland Village 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 158 miles [254.3 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 1,213 miles [1,952.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,806 miles [12,562.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,681 miles [9,142.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'