Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Scenic Woods Plaza, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Scenic Woods Plaza and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Scenic Woods Plaza

• 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 Scenic Woods Plaza:
  • 29.870100, -95.309800
  • 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 Scenic Woods Plaza

• 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 Scenic Woods Plaza 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 Scenic Woods Plaza

Curious and Interesting Names Near Scenic Woods Plaza ...

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.

• Chatwood Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chatwood Place is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatwood Place
• Fair Green
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fair Green is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Green
• Fountain View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Fountain View is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain View
• Greenwood Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Greenwood Village is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
• Hardy Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hardy Heights is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Heights
• North Shadydale
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • North Shadydale is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shadydale
• Orange Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Orange Grove is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
• Rosedale Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rosedale Gardens is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Gardens
• Scenic Woods
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Scenic Woods is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Woods
• Shady Timbers
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Shady Timbers is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Timbers

How Far From Scenic Woods Plaza 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 Scenic Woods Plaza to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Scenic Woods Plaza and extending to:

• Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Scenic Woods Plaza 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 1,210 miles [1,947.3 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 7,079 miles [11,392.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,800 miles [12,552.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,675 miles [9,133 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'