Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Calder Highlands:
  • 30.096879, -94.144348
  • 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 Calder Highlands

• 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Calder Highlands is near Orange County and also Hardin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orange County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin 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 Calder Highlands

Curious and Interesting Names Near Calder Highlands ...

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.

• Cheek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Cheek is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheek
• Echo Forest
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Echo Forest is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Forest
• Elizabeth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Elizabeth is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
• Hebert
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hebert is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebert
• Lakeview
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lakeview is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Lucas
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Lucas is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
• Meeker
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Meeker is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeker
• Pine Crest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Crest is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
• Pine Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pine Island is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
• Rose City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rose City is located in Orange County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
• Rosedale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Rosedale is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Sunnyside
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sunnyside is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside

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

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

• Beaumont, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Calder Highlands to Austin, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,144 miles [1,841.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,021 miles [11,299.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,739 miles [12,454.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,614 miles [9,034.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'