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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 Spears Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spears 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 Spears Village:
- 29.961500, -95.283400
- 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 Spears 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 Spears Village is near Montgomery County and also Liberty 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 Liberty 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 Spears Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spears 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.
- Bordersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bordersville is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordersville
- Fair Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Green is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Green
- Fountain View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain View is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain View
- Foxwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Foxwood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Greenbranch
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Greenbranch is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbranch
- Greengate Place
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Greengate Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greengate Place
- Greensbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Greensbrook is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensbrook
- Greenwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Greenwood Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Humble
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Intercontinental Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Kingwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Moonshine Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Moonshine Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonshine Hill
- Orange Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Orange Grove is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Summerwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Summerwood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- Timber Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Timber Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Forest
How Far From Spears Village to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Spears Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Spears Village and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Spears Village to Houston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the west (W). 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 1,205 miles [1,939.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,073 miles [11,382.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,795 miles [12,544.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,670 miles [9,125 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spears Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Spears 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 Spears Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9615, Longitude: -95.2834 In this case, the coordinates for Spears Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.564 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.508 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.302 degrees. |
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