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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 Briar Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Briar Creek and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Briar Creek:
    • 29.941200, -95.470200
    • 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 Briar Creek
  • 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 Briar Creek 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 Briar Creek

Communities Also Named Briar Creek ...

We found four communities that are also named Briar Creek.

Within Texas, the name Briar Creek is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Logan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Briar Creek [Logan County].
    • Missouri
      • Ripley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Briar Creek [Ripley County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Columbia County
      • This Briar Creek is located in Columbia County and lies 1,318 miles [2,121.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Briar Creek that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Briar Creek.
    • South Carolina
      • Cherokee County
      • This Briar Creek is located in Cherokee County and lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Briar Creek that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Briar Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Briar Creek ...

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
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Airline Farms is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Farms
  • Airline Terrace
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Airline Terrace is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Terrace
  • Champion Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Champion Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Park
  • Champions East
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Champions East is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champions East
  • Champions Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Champions Point is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champions Point
  • Cutten Green
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cutten Green is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutten Green
  • Deco
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fountainhead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Fountainhead is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainhead
  • Garden City Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • 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 east)
    • Glen Forest is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
  • Gum Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Gum Valley is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Valley
  • Heather Glen
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Heather Glen is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Glen
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Imperial Valley
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Imperial Valley is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Valley
    • Lincoln City
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Lincoln City is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
    • Recreation Farms
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Recreation Farms is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recreation Farms
    • Ridge Point
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Ridge Point is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
    • Willow Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Run is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
    • Willowood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Willowood is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowood
    • Woodland Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodland Oaks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Oaks
    • Woodland Trails North
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

How Far From Briar Creek to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Briar Creek and extending to:

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Briar Creek to Houston, with an average speed<4> 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 four to five hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 137 miles [220.5 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 1,215 miles [1,955.4 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,082 miles [11,397.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,804 miles [12,559.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,679 miles [9,139.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Briar Creek could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Briar Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Briar Creek 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 Briar Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9412, Longitude: -95.4702       In this case, the coordinates for Briar Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.681 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.643 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.382 degrees.