Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Smallwood Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smallwood Terrace and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Smallwood Terrace

• 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 Smallwood Terrace:
  • 29.673400, -95.349000
  • 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 Smallwood Terrace

• 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 Smallwood Terrace is near Brazoria County and also Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend 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 Smallwood Terrace

Curious and Interesting Names Near Smallwood Terrace ...

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.

• Gloverdale
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gloverdale is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloverdale
• Greenway Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Greenway Place is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Place
• Kennedy Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Kennedy Heights is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
• Kings Court
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Kings Court is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
• Paradise Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Paradise Valley is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
• Pecan Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Pecan Park is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Park
• Pierce Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
• Riverview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverview is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Sunny Side
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Sunny Side is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
• Sunnyside Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sunnyside Gardens is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Gardens
• University Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • University Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Oaks
• Woodside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Woodside is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

How Far From Smallwood Terrace 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 Smallwood Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the North.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Smallwood Terrace 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 1,220 miles [1,963.4 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,687 miles [9,152.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'