Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Plymouth Place:
  • 29.838800, -95.359400
  • 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 Plymouth 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 Plymouth Place is near Montgomery County and also Brazoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Plymouth Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plymouth 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.

• Garden Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Garden Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Oaks
• Glen Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Glen Park is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
• Greenwood Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Greenwood Village is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
• Hardy Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hardy Heights is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Heights
• Houston Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Houston Heights is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Heights
• Lincoln City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln City is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
• North Shadydale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • North Shadydale is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shadydale
• Orange Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Orange Grove is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
• Rosedale Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rosedale Gardens is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Gardens
• Scenic Woods
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Scenic Woods is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Woods
• Shady Timbers
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Shady Timbers is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Timbers

How Far From Plymouth Place 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 Plymouth 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 Plymouth Place and extending to:

• Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the South.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Plymouth Place to Austin, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,083 miles [11,399 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,804 miles [12,559.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,679 miles [9,139.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'