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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 Southdown Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southdown 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 Southdown Village:
- 29.891100, -95.650000
- 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 Southdown 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 Southdown Village is near Fort Bend County and also Waller County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Waller 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 Southdown Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Southdown 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.
- Cypress Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cypress Glen is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Glen
- Cypress Meadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Meadow is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Meadow
- Enchanted Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Enchanted Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Valley
- Hearthstone
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Hearthstone is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
- Hot Wells
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hot Wells is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
- Paddock
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Paddock is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
- Ravensway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Ravensway is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensway
- Rockstone
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rockstone is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockstone
- Rolling Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Rolling Green is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
- Settlers Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Settlers Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Tower Oak Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Oak Bend is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oak Bend
- Tower Oak Plaza
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Oak Plaza is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oak Plaza
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Tower Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oaks
- Tower Oaks Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tower Oaks Meadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oaks Meadows
- Windsong
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Windsong is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong
- Wood Fern
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Wood Fern is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Fern
How Far From Southdown 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 Southdown Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Southdown Village and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Southdown Village to Houston, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 127 miles [204.4 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,225 miles [1,971.4 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 7,814 miles [12,575.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,689 miles [9,155.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Southdown Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Southdown 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 Southdown Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8911, Longitude: -95.6500 In this case, the coordinates for Southdown Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.79 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.764 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.462 degrees. |
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