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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 Pedegrel Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pedegrel Forest 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 Pedegrel Forest:
- 29.894900, -95.545300
- 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 Pedegrel Forest
- 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 Pedegrel Forest is near Fort Bend County and also Montgomery 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 Montgomery 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 Pedegrel Forest
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pedegrel Forest ...
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.
- Candlelight
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Candlelight is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
- Champion Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Champion Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Park
- Cutten Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cutten Green is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutten Green
- Cypress Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Cypress Glen is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Glen
- Deco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Forest Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Forest Pine is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pine
- Garden City Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Garden City Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Park
- Gum Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Gum Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Valley
- Harvest Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Harvest Meadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Meadows
- Hearthstone
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hearthstone is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
- Recreation Farms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Recreation Farms is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recreation Farms
- Spring Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Meadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Spring Shadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Shadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Shadows
- Tallowwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Tallowwood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowwood
- Tower Oak Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tower Oak Bend is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oak Bend
- Tower Oak Plaza
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tower Oak Plaza is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oak Plaza
- Tower Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tower Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oaks
- Tower Oaks Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Tower Oaks Meadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oaks Meadows
- Turtle Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Turtle Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Willowood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willowood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowood
- Woodland Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Woodland Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Oaks
- Woodland Trails North
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
How Far From Pedegrel Forest 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 Pedegrel Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pedegrel Forest and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pedegrel Forest to Houston, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 133 miles [214 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 1,220 miles [1,963.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,809 miles [12,567.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,684 miles [9,147.5 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pedegrel Forest) 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 Pedegrel Forest 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 Pedegrel Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8949, Longitude: -95.5453 In this case, the coordinates for Pedegrel Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.723 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.686 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.418 degrees. |
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