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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 Pipers Meadow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pipers Meadow 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 Pipers Meadow:
- 29.552500, -95.138900
- 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 Pipers Meadow
- 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 Pipers Meadow 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 Pipers Meadow
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pipers Meadow ...
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.
- Clear Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Clear Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Eagles Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Eagles Point is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Point
- Enchanted Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Enchanted Woods is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Woods
- Fieldcrest Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Fieldcrest Forest is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest Forest
- Forest Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Green is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
- Fox Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Meadows is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Frenchmans Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchmans Creek is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Creek
- Friendswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friendswood Crossing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friendswood Crossing is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood Crossing
- Friendswood Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Friendswood Gardens is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood Gardens
- Humble Camp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Humble Camp is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble Camp
- Imperial Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Imperial Gardens is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Gardens
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- League City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Longwood Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Longwood Park is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Park
- Melody Wood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Melody Wood is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Wood
- Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Orchard is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Polly Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Polly Oaks is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Oaks
- Quaker Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Landing is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Landing
- Quaker Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Riverwalk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Riverwalk is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwalk
- Scarsdale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Scarsdale is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
- Sunpark
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunpark is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunpark
- Sunwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sunwood is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunwood
- University Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- University Green is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Green
- University Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- University Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
How Far From Pipers Meadow 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 community such as Pipers Meadow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pipers Meadow and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pipers Meadow to Houston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 163 miles [262.3 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 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,214 miles [1,953.7 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 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,808 miles [12,565.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,683 miles [9,145.9 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 'straight-line' (or 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- Pipers Meadow) 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 Pipers Meadow 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 Pipers Meadow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5525, Longitude: -95.1389 In this case, the coordinates for Pipers Meadow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.411 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.275 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.283 degrees. |
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