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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Houston Lake ...
We found one communities that share the name 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.
- Georgia
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) - Barry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Gashland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Greenwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Harlem
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Kansas City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas City
- Kansas City is located in Wyandotte County (KS)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 152,727 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kansas City <3>
- Maple Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Garden
- Maple Garden is located in Clay County
- Maple Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Park
- Maple Park is located in Clay County
- Moscow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Tiffany Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tiffany Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Springs
- Tiffany Springs is located in Platte County
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<4> 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 941 miles [1,514.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,203 miles [8,373.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Houston Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Platte County: www.co.platte.mo.us/
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Houston Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Houston Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.1924, Longitude: -94.6220 In this case, the coordinates for Houston Lake have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Houston Lake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.066 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.283 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.665 degrees. |