Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Houston Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Houston Lake and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Houston Lake

• 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 Lake:
  • 39.192374, -94.622034
  • 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 Houston Lake

• 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 Platte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Platte County
  • Since Houston Lake is near Clay County and also Wyandotte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wyandotte 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 Houston Lake

Communities Also Named Houston Lake ...

We found one communities that are also named Houston Lake.

Within Missouri, the name Houston Lake is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Houston Lake in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Houston County
    • This Houston Lake is located in Houston County and lies 766 miles [1,232.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Houston Lake that is located in Platte County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Houston Lake.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Houston Lake ...

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.

• Acme
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Acme is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
• Barry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Barry is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barry
• Gashland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gashland is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gashland
• Greenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Harlem
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Harlem is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
• Kansas City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <2>
• Maple Garden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Maple Garden is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Garden
• Maple Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Maple Park is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Park
• Moscow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Moscow is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
• Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Oaks is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 135 people
• Tiffany Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Tiffany Springs is located in Platte County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Springs

How Far From Houston Lake 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 city such as Houston Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Houston Lake and extending to:

• Platte City, which is the Seat of Platte County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Houston Lake to Platte City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 941 miles [1,514.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,568 miles [10,570.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,314 miles [11,770.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,203 miles [8,373.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'