Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Arcola Junction:
  • 29.503014, -95.462442
  • 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 Arcola Junction

• 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 Fort Bend County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
  • Since Arcola Junction is near Brazoria County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Arcola Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Arcola Junction ...

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.

• Duke
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Duke is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
• Fairway Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
• Fifth Street
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
• Hobby
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hobby is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
• Hunters Glen
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hunters Glen is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
• Iowa Colony
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Iowa Colony is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iowa Colony
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,888 people
• Kingsway
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingsway is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
• Meadowview
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadowview is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
• Post Oak Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Post Oak Village is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Village
• Quail Glen
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Quail Glen is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Glen
• Quail Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Quail Valley is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
• Sandy Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Point is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 238 people
• Tiffany Gardens
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Tiffany Gardens is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Gardens

How Far From Arcola Junction 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 Arcola Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Richmond, which is the Seat of Fort Bend County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Arcola Junction to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 146 miles [235 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,232 miles [1,982.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 70 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,104 miles [11,432.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,824 miles [12,591.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,700 miles [9,173.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'