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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 Brookhollow West, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brookhollow West 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 Brookhollow West:
    • 29.880400, -95.544400
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Brookhollow West
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brookhollow West ...

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.

  • Candlelight
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candlelight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
    • Candlelight is located in Harris County
  • Cutten Green
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutten Green have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutten Green
    • Cutten Green is located in Harris County
  • Cypress Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Glen
    • Cypress Glen is located in Harris County
  • Deco
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Forest Pine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pine
    • Forest Pine is located in Harris County
  • Garden City Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Park
    • Garden City Park is located in Harris County
  • Gum Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gum Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Valley
    • Gum Valley is located in Harris County
  • Harvest Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvest Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Meadows
    • Harvest Meadows is located in Harris County
  • Hearthstone
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hearthstone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
    • Hearthstone is located in Harris County
  • Recreation Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Recreation Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recreation Farms
    • Recreation Farms is located in Harris County
  • Royal Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Royal Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Shadow Oaks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Oaks
    • Shadow Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Spring Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
      • Spring Meadows is located in Harris County
    • Spring Shadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Shadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Shadows
      • Spring Shadows is located in Harris County
    • Tallowwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallowwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowwood
      • Tallowwood is located in Harris County
    • Timber Oaks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Oaks
      • Timber Oaks is located in Harris County
    • Turtle Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
      • Turtle Lake is located in Harris County
    • Willowood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowood
      • Willowood is located in Harris County
    • Woodland Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Oaks
      • Woodland Oaks is located in Harris County
    • Woodland Trails North
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Trails North have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Trails North
      • Woodland Trails North is located in Harris County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Brookhollow West and extending to:

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brookhollow West 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 134 miles [215.7 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 1,221 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,810 miles [12,569 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,685 miles [9,149.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brookhollow West. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Brookhollow West) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brookhollow West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8804, Longitude: -95.5444       In this case, the coordinates for Brookhollow West have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Brookhollow West to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.72 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.681 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.419 degrees.









 

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