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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 Taylor Lake Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Taylor Lake 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 Taylor Lake Village:
- 29.576451, -95.056126
- 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 Taylor Lake 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 Taylor Lake Village is near Galveston County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Galveston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Taylor Lake Village
Curious and Interesting Names Near Taylor Lake 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.
- Clear Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clear Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Crescent
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Glen Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Glen Cove is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Lazy Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lazy Bend is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Bend
- League City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadow Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Meadow Bend is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bend
- Mystic Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mystic Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
- Pipers Meadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pipers Meadow is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Meadow
- Shady Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
- Surf Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Surf Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Oaks
- University Green
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- University Green is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Green
- University Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- University Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
How Far From Taylor Lake 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 city such as Taylor Lake 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 Taylor Lake Village and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Taylor Lake Village to Houston, with an average speed<3> 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 167 miles [268.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,209 miles [1,945.7 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 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,803 miles [12,557.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,679 miles [9,139.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Taylor Lake 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 Taylor Lake 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 Taylor Lake Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5765, Longitude: -95.0561 In this case, the coordinates for Taylor Lake Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.362 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.22 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.246 degrees. |
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