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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 Sandpiper Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sandpiper Village 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 Sandpiper Village:
- 30.037900, -95.361900
- 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 Sandpiper Village
- 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 Sandpiper Village is near Montgomery County and also Liberty 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 Liberty 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 Sandpiper Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sandpiper Village ...
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.
- Bordersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bordersville is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordersville
- Cypresswood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cypresswood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood
- Cypresswood Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cypresswood Glen is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood Glen
- Fountain View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Fountain View is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain View
- Foxwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Foxwood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Glen Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Greenbranch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Greenbranch is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbranch
- Greengate Place
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Greengate Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greengate Place
- Humble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Intercontinental Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kingwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Moonshine Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Moonshine Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonshine Hill
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Post Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Post Wood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Wood
- Sandpiper
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sandpiper is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper
- Spears Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Spears Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Village
- Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Terranova
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Terranova is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terranova
How Far From Sandpiper Village 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 Sandpiper Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Sandpiper Village and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Sandpiper Village 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 143 miles [230.1 km] to the west (W). 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 1,205 miles [1,939.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,072 miles [11,381.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,794 miles [12,543.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,670 miles [9,125 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- Sandpiper Village) 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 Sandpiper Village 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 Sandpiper Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0379, Longitude: -95.3619 In this case, the coordinates for Sandpiper Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.626 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.59 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.327 degrees. |
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