Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cinco Ranch:
  • 29.738842, -95.758005
  • 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 Cinco Ranch

• 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 Cinco Ranch is near Harris County and also Waller 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 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 Cinco Ranch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cinco Ranch ...

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.

• Falcon Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Falcon Point is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Point
• Fawn Lake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Fawn Lake is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Lake
• Governor Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Governor Place is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governor Place
• Heritage Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Heritage Meadows is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
• Katy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Katy is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <1>
• Katyland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Katyland is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katyland
• Memorial Parkway
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Memorial Parkway is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Parkway
• Park Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Park Ridge is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
• Silvermill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Silvermill is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvermill
• Whispering Lakes
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Whispering Lakes is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Lakes
• Williams Chase
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Williams Chase is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Chase

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

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

• Richmond, which is the Seat of Fort Bend County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Cinco Ranch to Richmond, with an average speed<3> 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 124 miles [199.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,237 miles [1,990.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,104 miles [11,432.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,826 miles [12,594.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,701 miles [9,174.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'