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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 Quail Valley East, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Quail Valley East 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 Quail Valley East:
- 29.575800, -95.537300
- 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 Quail Valley East
- 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 Fort Bend County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
- Since Quail Valley East is near Harris County and also Brazoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Quail Valley East
Curious and Interesting Names Near Quail Valley East ...
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.
- Duke
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Duke is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Fifth Street
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
- First Colony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- First Colony is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Colony
- Herbert
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Herbert is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Hobby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hobby is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
- Hunters Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Glen is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
- Kingsway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kingsway is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Main Street Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Main Street Gardens is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Street Gardens
- Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
- Post Oak Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Post Oak Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Village
- Quail Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quail Glen is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Glen
- Quail Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Quail Valley is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Sugar Land
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tiffany Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tiffany Gardens is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Gardens
How Far From Quail Valley East 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 Quail Valley East to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Quail Valley East and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the Seat of Fort Bend County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Quail Valley East to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 140 miles [225.3 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,103 miles [11,431.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,824 miles [12,591.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,699 miles [9,171.7 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Quail Valley East) 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 Quail Valley East 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 Quail Valley East. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5758, Longitude: -95.5373 In this case, the coordinates for Quail Valley East have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.67 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.583 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.445 degrees. |
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