Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cypress Creek Estates:
  • 29.959900, -95.610300
  • 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 Cypress Creek Estates

• 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 Cypress Creek Estates 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 Cypress Creek Estates

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cypress Creek Estates ...

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.

• Charterwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Charterwood is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charterwood
• Cypress Glen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cypress Glen is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Glen
• Enchanted Valley
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Enchanted Valley is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Valley
• Harvest Meadows
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Harvest Meadows is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Meadows
• Ravensway
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ravensway is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensway
• Tallowwood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Tallowwood is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowwood
• Tower Oak Bend
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Tower Oak Bend is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oak Bend
• Tower Oak Plaza
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Tower Oak Plaza is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oak Plaza
• Tower Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Tower Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oaks
• Tower Oaks Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Tower Oaks Meadows is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oaks Meadows
• Turtle Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Turtle Lake is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake

How Far From Cypress Creek Estates 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 Cypress Creek Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cypress Creek Estates to Houston, with an average speed<2> 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 129 miles [207.6 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,221 miles [1,965 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 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,809 miles [12,567.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,684 miles [9,147.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'