Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Airline Estates:
  • 29.902800, -95.409500
  • 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 Airline Estates

• 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 Airline Estates 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 Airline Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Airline Estates ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Airline Farms is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Farms
• Airline Terrace
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Airline Terrace is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Terrace
• Garden City Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Garden City Park is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Park
• Glen Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Glen Forest is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
• Greenbranch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenbranch is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbranch
• Gum Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Gum Valley is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Valley
• Hardy Heights
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hardy Heights is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Heights
• Heather Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Heather Glen is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Glen
• Imperial Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Imperial Valley is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Valley
• Lincoln City
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lincoln City is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
• Ridge Point
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ridge Point is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
• Willow Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Willow Run is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run

How Far From Airline Estates to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Airline Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Airline Estates and extending to:

• Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Airline Estates to Houston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 141 miles [226.9 km] to the west (W). 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 1,213 miles [1,952.1 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 7,081 miles [11,395.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,803 miles [12,557.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,678 miles [9,137.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'