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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 Westwood Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westwood 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 Westwood Village:
- 29.536300, -95.294200
- 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 Westwood 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 Brazoria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria County
- Since Westwood Village is near Galveston County and also Harris 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 Harris 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 Westwood Village
Communities Also Named Westwood Village ...
We found seven communities that are also named Westwood Village.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Westwood Village.
Beyond Texas, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Bexar County
- This Westwood Village is located in Bexar County and lies 200 miles [321.9 km]<1> to the west of the Westwood Village that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Westwood Village.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Humboldt 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 California community of Westwood Village [Humboldt County].
- Los Angeles County
- This Westwood Village is located in Los Angeles County and lies 1,390 miles [2,237 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Westwood Village that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Westwood Village.
- Louisiana
- Vernon Parish
- This Westwood Village is located in Vernon Parish and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Westwood Village that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon Parish community of Westwood Village.
- Oregon
- Lincoln County
- This Westwood Village is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,868 miles [3,006.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Westwood Village that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Westwood Village.
- Pennsylvania
- Cumberland County
- This Westwood Village is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,273 miles [2,048.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Westwood Village that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Westwood Village.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Westwood Village is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,213 miles [1,952.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Westwood Village that is located in Brazoria County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Westwood Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westwood 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.
- Cobblestone
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cobblestone is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
- Heritage Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Green is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Green
- Hickory Creek Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Creek Place is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek Place
- Magnolia Place
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Magnolia Place is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Place
- Pearland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Pineshadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pineshadows is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineshadows
- Regal Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Regal Oaks is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal Oaks
- Regency Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Regency Park is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
- Rustic Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rustic Oaks is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Oaks
- Shadycrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Shadycrest is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadycrest
- Sleepy Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
How Far From Westwood 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 Westwood Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westwood Village and extending to:
- Angleton, which is the Seat of Brazoria County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Westwood Village to Angleton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 155 miles [249.4 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 1,223 miles [1,968.2 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 7,096 miles [11,419.9 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>'
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 from Point A (ie- Westwood Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Village 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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 Westwood Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5363, Longitude: -95.2942 In this case, the coordinates for Westwood Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.508 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.387 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.348 degrees. |
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