Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chasewood:
  • 29.606800, -95.503100
  • 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 Chasewood

• 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 Fort Bend County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
  • Since Chasewood is near Harris County and also Brazoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Chasewood

Communities Also Named Chasewood ...

We found one communities that are also named Chasewood.

Within Texas, the name Chasewood is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Louisiana
    • Caddo Parish
    • This Chasewood is located in Caddo Parish and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Chasewood that is located in Fort Bend County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo Parish community of Chasewood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chasewood ...

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.

• Fifth Street
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
• Hobby
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hobby is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
• Hunters Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hunters Glen is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
• Kingsway
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Kingsway is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
• Main Street Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Main Street Gardens is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Street Gardens
• Post Oak Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Post Oak Village is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Village
• Quail Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Quail Glen is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Glen
• Quail Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Quail Valley is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
• Tiffany Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Tiffany Gardens is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Gardens

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

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

• Richmond, which is the Seat of Fort Bend County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Chasewood to Richmond, with an average speed<2> 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 141 miles [226.9 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 1,230 miles [1,979.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,821 miles [12,586.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,696 miles [9,166.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'