Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Westwood Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westwood Park and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Westwood Park
- 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 Westwood Park:
- 29.668009, -95.442996
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Westwood Park
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Since Westwood Park is near Fort Bend County and also Brazoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Westwood Park ...
We found six communities that share the name Westwood Park.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Westwood Park.
Beyond Texas, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Dallas County
- This Westwood Park is located in Dallas County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Westwood Park that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Westwood Park.
- Dallas County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- New London County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Connecticut community of Westwood Park [New London County].
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- This Westwood Park is located in Caddo Parish and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Westwood Park that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Westwood Park.
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Westwood Park [Delaware County].
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Westwood Park is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,198 miles [1,928 km]<1> to the northwest of the Westwood Park that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Westwood Park.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Westwood Park is located in Fairfax County and lies 1,216 miles [1,957 km]<1> to the northeast of the Westwood Park that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Westwood Park.
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westwood Park ...
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 southeast) - Linkwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Maplewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Pierce Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierce Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Post Oak Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Oak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Village
- Post Oak Village is located in Harris County
- Tiffany Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffany Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Gardens
- Tiffany Gardens is located in Harris County
- Willow Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
- Willow Bend is located in Harris County
- Willow Brook
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
- Willow Brook is located in Harris County
- Woodside
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Woodside Plaza
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodside Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Plaza
- Woodside Plaza is located in Harris County
How Far From Westwood Park 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 Westwood Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westwood Park and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Westwood Park to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,224 miles [1,969.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,095 miles [11,418.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,816 miles [12,578.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,691 miles [9,158.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westwood Park. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Westwood Park) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westwood Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6680, Longitude: -95.4430 In this case, the coordinates for Westwood Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Westwood Park could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Westwood Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.623 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.54 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.397 degrees. |