I chose to look up the Maud Marks Library at 1815 Westgreen. The coordinates for it are 29.757586, -95.734183. It was kind of cool to look at it over the satellite. The building looks so tiny compared to the field nearby.
Katy's Easiest is a cache located very close to my house on Misty Cove Dr.
http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=a76ec9a1-6823-41dd-8e33-c34816d47205
N 29° 49.467 W 095° 42.818
I don't think this would be something I would really get into. I'm more of someone who likes to go on walks and hikes but not looking for treasure. My house is already packed full of stuff; why would I want to add to that mess?
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Maps #33: Relocating with Online Maps
The Houston Association of Realtors web page has really changed over the past four years. My husband and I used it 4 years ago to find our current house. I liked the way that this time around I could separate out the forclosures out from the others. There sure are alot of forclosure right now, over 36 in the Katy area. Also, it seemed that every house had virtual tours right on the website. Four years ago, I would say only about half of them had the pictures and that was only if they were desperate to sell the house. At the time none of the forclosure had pictures; now they all have them.
Another feature I loved is that HAR has gone international. They have properties listed in Greece, Dubai, Mexico, Brazil and more. In fact I found one property in South Africa that I got a real good look at. It was a several acre property. The final picture in the tour was six lions. Were they sitting there near the house waiting for something?
I chose to look up the Walk Score for a house in the Memorial Parkway subdivision, a neighborhood very close to the library. Considering the number of strip centers and grocery stores nearby, I expected the Walk Score to be very high. I was extremely disappointed. The Walk Score was only 31. What I don't understand is that my home, just as close to other stores in a different area scored a 60. I'm not sure I trust the Walk Score anyway. I think it works on as the crow flies mentality. I happen to know my house is 3.5 miles from the library but this website is telling me it is just 2.5.
The new house would be within walking distance of all the public schools, Memorial Parkway Elementary, Memorial Parkway Junior High, and Taylor High. There are two grocery stores, a Randalls and an HEB within walking distance too. There is also at least 2 Mexican Restaurants, 3 sandwich shops. and several pizza places very close by. I would also be 3 miles closer to the library.
I liked the HAR website best. It was easiest to narrow down exactly what I wanted in a house. They had some any different ways you could narrow things down. You can get very specific as to your desires.
Another feature I loved is that HAR has gone international. They have properties listed in Greece, Dubai, Mexico, Brazil and more. In fact I found one property in South Africa that I got a real good look at. It was a several acre property. The final picture in the tour was six lions. Were they sitting there near the house waiting for something?
I chose to look up the Walk Score for a house in the Memorial Parkway subdivision, a neighborhood very close to the library. Considering the number of strip centers and grocery stores nearby, I expected the Walk Score to be very high. I was extremely disappointed. The Walk Score was only 31. What I don't understand is that my home, just as close to other stores in a different area scored a 60. I'm not sure I trust the Walk Score anyway. I think it works on as the crow flies mentality. I happen to know my house is 3.5 miles from the library but this website is telling me it is just 2.5.
The new house would be within walking distance of all the public schools, Memorial Parkway Elementary, Memorial Parkway Junior High, and Taylor High. There are two grocery stores, a Randalls and an HEB within walking distance too. There is also at least 2 Mexican Restaurants, 3 sandwich shops. and several pizza places very close by. I would also be 3 miles closer to the library.
I liked the HAR website best. It was easiest to narrow down exactly what I wanted in a house. They had some any different ways you could narrow things down. You can get very specific as to your desires.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Maps #32: Current Events
Often our Caller ID gets phone calls from strange area codes and the caller information says "caller unknown". Question-- Where is area code 214 from? Answer-- Dallas according to http://www.usnaviguide.com/areacode.htm
O.K. Well, I clicked on Global Incident Map and, boy, was that interesting. I thought I might be able to find an epicenter for the earthquake this morning near San Antonio. Instead, the subtitle for this webpage is, "A Global Display of Terrorism and Other Suspicious Events". However, there was still a incident icon flashing in Texas. It turns out someone pulled up to a guard shack near the port of Texas City and claimed he had a suspicious package in his vehicle- http://globalincidentmap.com/eventdetail.php?ID=7974
On Terra Server, I looked at the various baseball fields. Miller Park in Milwaukee has an interesting roof. It looks as if the two sides open almost like a fan instead of just in one direction like Minute Maid Park.
I next went to National Atlas. I clicked on the map labled Wildlife Mortality- Avian Cholera. Although I was not able to get close to the map, it looks like Harris County might be having a problem right now.
Oh, and that EarthNow Landsat Image Viewer is pretty cool, you can watch the earth pass by underneath you and an image at the side shows exactly where on the planet you are looking.
O.K. Well, I clicked on Global Incident Map and, boy, was that interesting. I thought I might be able to find an epicenter for the earthquake this morning near San Antonio. Instead, the subtitle for this webpage is, "A Global Display of Terrorism and Other Suspicious Events". However, there was still a incident icon flashing in Texas. It turns out someone pulled up to a guard shack near the port of Texas City and claimed he had a suspicious package in his vehicle- http://globalincidentmap.com/eventdetail.php?ID=7974
On Terra Server, I looked at the various baseball fields. Miller Park in Milwaukee has an interesting roof. It looks as if the two sides open almost like a fan instead of just in one direction like Minute Maid Park.
I next went to National Atlas. I clicked on the map labled Wildlife Mortality- Avian Cholera. Although I was not able to get close to the map, it looks like Harris County might be having a problem right now.
Oh, and that EarthNow Landsat Image Viewer is pretty cool, you can watch the earth pass by underneath you and an image at the side shows exactly where on the planet you are looking.
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