Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Houston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Houston and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Houston
- 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 Houston:
- 41.378479, -122.616968
- 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 Houston
- 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 Siskiyou County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Siskiyou County
- Since Houston is near Trinity County and also Shasta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Trinity County
- eBird sighting report for Shasta 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 Houston ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Houston.
There is one other community in California which is also named Houston.
Beyond California, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 27 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alaska
- This Houston lies 1,795 miles [2,888.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Houston that is located in Siskiyou County.
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Houston lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<2> to the north of the Houston that is located in Siskiyou County.
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Houston is located in Kent County and lies 2,461 miles [3,960.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Houston that is located in Siskiyou County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Houston.
- Sussex County
- This Houston is located in Sussex County and lies 2,478 miles [3,988 km] to the east of the Houston that is located in Siskiyou County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Houston.
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Chickasaw County
- This Houston is located in Chickasaw County and lies 1,896 miles [3,051.3 km]<2> to the east of the Houston that is located in Siskiyou County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chickasaw County community of Houston.
- Lauderdale County
- This Houston is located in Lauderdale County and lies 1,958 miles [3,151.1 km] to the east of the Houston that is located in Siskiyou County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Houston.
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- North Carolina
- Rowan County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Houston [Rowan County].
- Union County
- This Houston is located in Union County and lies 2,299 miles [3,699.9 km]<2> to the east of the Houston that is located in Siskiyou County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Houston.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Houston ...
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.
- Big Springs
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Big Springs is located in Siskiyou County
- Cheeseville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeseville
- Cheeseville is located in Siskiyou County
- Deetz
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Gazelle
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gazelle
- Gazelle is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gazelle <5>
- Graham ‑ Historic
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast) - Greenview
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenview
- Greenview is located in Siskiyou County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenview <5>
- Hotlum
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Howard
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Pioneer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Weed
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weed
- Weed is located in Siskiyou County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,668 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weed <5>
How Far From Houston 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 Houston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Houston once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Houston and extending to:
- Yreka, which is the Seat of Siskiyou County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Houston to Yreka, with an average speed<6> 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 most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 202 miles [325.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,384 miles [3,836.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,184 miles [11,561.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,949 miles [12,792.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,032 miles [9,707.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Siskiyou County: www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Houston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Houston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Houston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.3785, Longitude: -122.6170 In this case, the coordinates for Houston have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Houston 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Houston to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.71 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.932 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.251 degrees. |