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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 Southwest Manor, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Southwest Manor 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 Southwest Manor:
- 29.629100, -95.459400
- 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 Southwest Manor
- 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 Southwest Manor is near Fort Bend County and also Brazoria 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 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 Southwest Manor
Curious and Interesting Names Near Southwest Manor ...
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.
- Glen Iris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Iris is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iris
- Hobby
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Hobby is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
- Hunters Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hunters Glen is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
- Kingsway
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kingsway is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
- Linkwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Linkwood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
- Main Street Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Main Street Gardens is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Street Gardens
- Maplewood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Maplewood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Pierce Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Post Oak Village
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Post Oak Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Village
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Quail Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quail Glen is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Glen
- Tiffany Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Tiffany Gardens is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Gardens
- Willow Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Willow Bend is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Willow Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Willow Brook is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Woodside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Woodside is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
- Woodside Plaza
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Woodside Plaza is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Plaza
How Far From Southwest Manor 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 Southwest Manor to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Southwest Manor and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Southwest Manor to Houston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 143 miles [230.1 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 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,227 miles [1,974.7 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 7,097 miles [11,421.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,818 miles [12,581.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,693 miles [9,162 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Southwest Manor) 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 Southwest Manor 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 Southwest Manor. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6291, Longitude: -95.4594 In this case, the coordinates for Southwest Manor have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.628 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.54 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.408 degrees. |
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