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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 Ravenwood Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ravenwood Estates 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 Ravenwood Estates:
- 29.531800, -95.319000
- 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 Ravenwood Estates
- 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 Brazoria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria County
- Since Ravenwood Estates is near Galveston County and also Harris 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 Harris 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 Ravenwood Estates
Communities Also Named Ravenwood Estates ...
We found three communities that are also named Ravenwood Estates.
Within Texas, the name Ravenwood Estates is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Ravenwood Estates is located in Frederick County and lies 1,232 miles [1,982.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ravenwood Estates that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Ravenwood Estates.
- New York
- Washington County
- This Ravenwood Estates is located in Washington County and lies 1,528 miles [2,459.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ravenwood Estates that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Ravenwood Estates.
- Virginia
- Frederick County
- This Ravenwood Estates is located in Frederick County and lies 1,185 miles [1,907.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Ravenwood Estates that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Ravenwood Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ravenwood Estates ...
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.
- Cobblestone
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cobblestone is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
- Fairway Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
- Heritage Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Green is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Green
- Hickory Creek Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hickory Creek Place is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek Place
- Magnolia Place
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Magnolia Place is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Place
- Meadowview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowview is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Pearland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Regal Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Regal Oaks is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal Oaks
- Regency Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Regency Park is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Rustic Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rustic Oaks is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Oaks
- Shadycrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shadycrest is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadycrest
How Far From Ravenwood Estates 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 Ravenwood Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Ravenwood Estates and extending to:
- Angleton, which is the Seat of Brazoria County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ravenwood Estates to Angleton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 153 miles [246.2 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 1,224 miles [1,969.8 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 7,097 miles [11,421.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,817 miles [12,580.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,692 miles [9,160.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Ravenwood Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Ravenwood Estates 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 Ravenwood Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5318, Longitude: -95.3190 In this case, the coordinates for Ravenwood Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.523 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.404 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.359 degrees. |
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