Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Beechnut Crossing:
  • 29.694300, -95.623600
  • 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 Beechnut Crossing

• 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 Beechnut Crossing is near Fort Bend County and also Waller County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Waller 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 Beechnut Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beechnut Crossing ...

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.

• Dover
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Dover is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Kings Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Kings Landing is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
• Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
• Meadows Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Meadows Place is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Place
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,813 people
• Mission Bend
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
• Mission Glen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Mission Glen is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Glen
• Park Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Park Ridge is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
• Pheasant Run
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Pheasant Run is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
• Providence
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Providence is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Rodeo Square
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rodeo Square is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodeo Square
• Two Worlds
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Two Worlds is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Worlds

How Far From Beechnut Crossing 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 Beechnut Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Beechnut Crossing to Houston, with an average speed<2> 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 132 miles [212.4 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 8 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 7,101 miles [11,428 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,822 miles [12,588.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,697 miles [9,168.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'