Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Braeswood:
  • 29.703300, -95.411500
  • 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 Braeswood

• 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 Braeswood is near Fort Bend County and also Brazoria 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 Brazoria 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 Braeswood

Curious and Interesting Names Near Braeswood ...

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.

• Glen Iris
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Glen Iris is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iris
• Kings Court
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Kings Court is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
• Linkwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Linkwood is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
• Maplewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Maplewood is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Paradise Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Paradise Valley is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
• Pierce Junction
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
• Riverview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Riverview is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Sunny Side
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunny Side is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
• Sunnyside Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sunnyside Gardens is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Gardens
• University Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • University Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Oaks
• Willow Bend
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow Bend is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
• Willow Brook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Willow Brook is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
• Woodside
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Woodside is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
• Woodside Plaza
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Woodside Plaza is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Plaza

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

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

• Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Braeswood to Austin, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,221 miles [1,965 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,813 miles [12,573.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,688 miles [9,153.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'