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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 University Green, we use the following websites to find information relevant to University Green 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 University Green:
- 29.565400, -95.108700
- 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 University Green
- 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 University Green 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 University Green
Curious and Interesting Names Near University Green ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Clear Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
- Eagles Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eagles Point is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Point
- Enchanted Woods
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Enchanted Woods is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Woods
- Fieldcrest Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fieldcrest Forest is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest Forest
- Forest Green
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Green is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
- Fox Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fox Meadows is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
- Frenchmans Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchmans Creek is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Creek
- Friendswood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendswood Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendswood Crossing is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood Crossing
- Friendswood Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friendswood Gardens is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood Gardens
- Glen Cove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Glen Cove is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Highland Meadows
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Highland Meadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Meadows
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Humble Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Humble Camp is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humble Camp
- Imperial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Imperial Gardens is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Gardens
- Lazy Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lazy Bend is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lazy Bend
- League City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Longwood Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Longwood Park is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Park
- Meadow Bend
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Bend is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bend
- Melody Wood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Melody Wood is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Wood
- Mystic Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Mystic Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mystic Village
- Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Orchard is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Pipers Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pipers Meadow is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pipers Meadow
- Polly Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Polly Oaks is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Oaks
- Quaker Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Landing is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Landing
- Quaker Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
- Riverwalk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Riverwalk is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwalk
- Scarsdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Scarsdale is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scarsdale
- Sunpark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunpark is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunpark
- Sunwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunwood is located in Galveston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunwood
- Surf Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Surf Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Oaks
- University Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- University Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Park
How Far From University Green 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 University Green to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in University Green and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from University Green 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 6 hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 164 miles [263.9 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 1,212 miles [1,950.5 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 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,806 miles [12,562.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,681 miles [9,142.7 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 from Point A (ie- University Green) 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 University Green 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 University Green. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5654, Longitude: -95.1087 In this case, the coordinates for University Green have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.394 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.256 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.269 degrees. |
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