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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 Yale Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Yale Gardens 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 Yale Gardens:
- 29.898600, -95.459200
- 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 Yale Gardens
- 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 Yale Gardens is near Montgomery County and also Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend 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 Yale Gardens
Communities Also Named Yale Gardens ...
We found one communities that are also named Yale Gardens.
Within Texas, the name Yale Gardens is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Yale Gardens in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Yale Gardens is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,184 miles [1,905.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Yale Gardens that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Yale Gardens.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Yale Gardens ...
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.
- Airline Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Airline Farms is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Farms
- Airline Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Airline Terrace is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Terrace
- Candlelight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Candlelight is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
- Garden City Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Garden City Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Park
- Gum Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Gum Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Valley
- Heather Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Heather Glen is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Glen
- Imperial Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Imperial Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Valley
- Lincoln City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Lincoln City is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
- Recreation Farms
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Recreation Farms is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recreation Farms
- Ridge Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Ridge Point is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
- Willow Run
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Willow Run is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
- Willowood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Willowood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowood
- Woodland Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Woodland Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Oaks
- Woodland Trails North
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
How Far From Yale Gardens 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 Yale Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Yale Gardens and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Yale Gardens to Houston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 138 miles [222.1 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,216 miles [1,957 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,083 miles [11,399 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,805 miles [12,560.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,680 miles [9,141.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Yale Gardens) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Yale Gardens 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 Yale Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8986, Longitude: -95.4592 In this case, the coordinates for Yale Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.668 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.622 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.382 degrees. |
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