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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 Castlewoods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Castlewoods 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 Castlewoods:
    • 29.913900, -95.345000
    • 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 Castlewoods
  • 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 Castlewoods is near Montgomery County and also Brazoria 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 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 Castlewoods

Communities Also Named Castlewoods ...

We found one communities that are also named Castlewoods.

Within Texas, the name Castlewoods is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Castlewoods in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Mississippi
      • Rankin County
      • This Castlewoods is located in Rankin County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Castlewoods that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rankin County community of Castlewoods.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Castlewoods ...

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 west)
    • Airline Farms is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Farms
  • Airline Terrace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Airline Terrace is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Terrace
  • Fair Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Fair Green is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Green
  • Fountain View
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fountain View is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain View
  • Glen Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Glen Forest is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
  • Greenbranch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greenbranch is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbranch
  • Greenwood Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Greenwood Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
  • Hardy Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hardy Heights is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Heights
  • Imperial Valley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Imperial Valley is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Valley
  • Orange Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Orange Grove is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
  • Scenic Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Scenic Woods is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Woods
  • Shady Timbers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Shady Timbers is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Timbers
  • Spears Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Spears Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Village

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

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

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Castlewoods to Houston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 145 miles [233.4 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 9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,799 miles [12,551.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,675 miles [9,133 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Castlewoods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Castlewoods 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 Castlewoods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9139, Longitude: -95.3450       In this case, the coordinates for Castlewoods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.597 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.54 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.333 degrees.