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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Atascocita Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Atascocita Forest and the surrounding area.
- 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 Atascocita Forest:
- 29.970700, -95.215100
- 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 Atascocita Forest
- 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 Atascocita Forest is near Montgomery County and also Liberty 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 Liberty 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 Atascocita Forest
Curious and Interesting Names Near Atascocita Forest ...
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.
- Bordersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bordersville is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordersville
- Fountain View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Fountain View is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain View
- Foxwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Foxwood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxwood
- Greensbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Greensbrook is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensbrook
- Greentree Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Greentree Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
- Humble
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hunter Ridge Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hunter Ridge Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Ridge Village
- Intercontinental Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Kings Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Kingwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Moonshine Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Moonshine Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonshine Hill
- Spears Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Spears Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Village
- Summerwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summerwood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- Timber Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Timber Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Forest
How Far From Atascocita Forest 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 Atascocita Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Atascocita Forest and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Atascocita Forest to Houston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 152 miles [244.6 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 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,201 miles [1,932.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,070 miles [11,378.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,791 miles [12,538.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,667 miles [9,120.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Atascocita Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Atascocita Forest to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Atascocita Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9707, Longitude: -95.2151 In this case, the coordinates for Atascocita Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.521 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.459 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.273 degrees. |
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