Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Candlelight Hills:
  • 30.048800, -95.463000
  • 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 Candlelight Hills

• 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 Candlelight Hills is near Montgomery County and also Waller 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 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 Candlelight Hills

Curious and Interesting Names Near Candlelight Hills ...

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.

• Champion Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Champion Park is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Park
• Champions East
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Champions East is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champions East
• Champions Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Champions Point is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champions Point
• Cypresswood
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cypresswood is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood
• Cypresswood Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Cypresswood Glen is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood Glen
• Five Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
• Fountainhead
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Fountainhead is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainhead
• Sandpiper
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Sandpiper is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper
• Sandpiper Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sandpiper Village is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper Village
• Spring
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring <1>
• Spring Creek Forest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Spring Creek Forest is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Forest
• Terranova
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Terranova is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terranova
• Willow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
• Willow Forest
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow Forest is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Forest

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Candlelight Hills and extending to:

• Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Candlelight Hills to Houston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 136 miles [218.9 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 1,210 miles [1,947.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,076 miles [11,387.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,798 miles [12,549.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,673 miles [9,129.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'