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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 Pasadena, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pasadena 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 Pasadena:
- 29.690889, -95.209247
- 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 Pasadena
- 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 Pasadena is near Brazoria County and also Galveston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Galveston 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 Pasadena
Communities Also Named Pasadena ...
We found nine communities that are also named Pasadena.
Within Texas, the name Pasadena is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Los Angeles County
- This Pasadena is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,375 miles [2,212.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pasadena that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Pasadena.
- Florida
- Pasco County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Pasadena [Pasco County].
- Pinellas County
- This Pasadena is located in Pinellas County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the east of the Pasadena that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Pasadena.
- Kansas
- Finney County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Pasadena [Finney County].
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Pasadena is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Pasadena that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Pasadena.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Pasadena is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,241 miles [1,997.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pasadena that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Pasadena.
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Ocean County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Pasadena.
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Pasadena lies 2,374 miles [3,820.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pasadena that is located in Harris County.
- Ohio
- Montgomery County
- This Pasadena is located in Montgomery County and lies 932 miles [1,499.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pasadena that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Pasadena.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pasadena ...
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 east)
- Galena Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Gloverdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gloverdale is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloverdale
- Greens Bayou
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Greens Bayou is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bayou
- Greenway Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Greenway Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Place
- Gulf Palms
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gulf Palms is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Palms
- Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Magnolia Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadow Creek Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Meadow Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Creek Village
- Pecan Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pecan Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Park
- Red Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bluff is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Sun Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sun Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Tarrytown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Tarrytown is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarrytown
How Far From Pasadena 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 Pasadena to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pasadena and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pasadena to Houston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 156 miles [251.1 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,212 miles [1,950.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,804 miles [12,559.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,680 miles [9,141.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pasadena) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Pasadena could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Pasadena, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Pasadena 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 Pasadena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6909, Longitude: -95.2092 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.477 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.37 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.298 degrees. |
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