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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 Sagemeadow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sagemeadow 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 Sagemeadow:
- 29.582300, -95.234500
- 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 Sagemeadow
- 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 Sagemeadow is near Brazoria County and also Galveston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Galveston 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 Sagemeadow
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sagemeadow ...
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.
- Dixie Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Dixie Hollow is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Hollow
- Enchanted Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Enchanted Woods is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Woods
- Gulf Palms
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Gulf Palms is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Palms
- Heritage Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Green is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Green
- Highland Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Highland Meadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
- Humble Camp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Humble Camp is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble Camp
- Longwood Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Longwood Park is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Park
- Melody Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Melody Wood is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Wood
- Orchard
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Orchard is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Pearland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pineshadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Pineshadows is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineshadows
- Regal Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Regal Oaks is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal Oaks
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Regency Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Regency Park is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Riverwalk
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Riverwalk is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwalk
- Rustic Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Rustic Oaks is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Oaks
- Scarsdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Scarsdale is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
- Shadycrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Shadycrest is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadycrest
- Skyscraper Shadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Skyscraper Shadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyscraper Shadows
- Sleepy Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sunset Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunset Meadows is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Meadows
How Far From Sagemeadow 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 Sagemeadow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sagemeadow and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sagemeadow to Houston, 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 157 miles [252.7 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,218 miles [1,960.2 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 7,091 miles [11,411.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,811 miles [12,570.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,686 miles [9,150.7 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sagemeadow) 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 Sagemeadow 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 Sagemeadow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5823, Longitude: -95.2345 In this case, the coordinates for Sagemeadow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.477 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.356 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.319 degrees. |
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