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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 Songwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Songwood 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 Songwood:
- 29.776600, -95.247200
- 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 Songwood
- 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 Songwood 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 Songwood
Communities Also Named Songwood ...
We found one communities that are also named Songwood.
Within Texas, the name Songwood is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Songwood in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- This Songwood is located in Cobb County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Songwood that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Songwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Songwood ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Chatwood Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatwood Place
- Cloverleaf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- El Dorado
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- El Dorado is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
- Galena Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gloverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Gloverdale is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloverdale
- Greens Bayou
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greens Bayou is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Bayou
- Harrisburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Hidden Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hidden Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Forest
- Magnolia Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pecan Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pecan Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Park
- Pine Trails
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pine Trails is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Trails
- Rosedale Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rosedale Gardens is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Gardens
- Royalwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Royalwood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalwood
- Winterwood Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Winterwood Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterwood Village
- Wood Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Forest
How Far From Songwood 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 Songwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Songwood and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 153 miles [246.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Songwood to Austin, with an average speed<3>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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,081 miles [11,395.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,802 miles [12,556.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,677 miles [9,136.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Songwood) 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 Songwood 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 Songwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7766, Longitude: -95.2472 In this case, the coordinates for Songwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.514 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.425 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.306 degrees. |
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