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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 Cypress Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cypress Glen 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 Cypress Glen:
    • 29.945200, -95.573400
    • 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 Glen
  • 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 Glen is near Montgomery County and also Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend 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 Glen

Communities Also Named Cypress Glen ...

We found one communities that are also named Cypress Glen.

Within Texas, the name Cypress Glen is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Cypress Glen is located in Hillsborough County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the east of the Cypress Glen that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Cypress Glen.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cypress Glen ...

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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Champion Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Park
  • Cutten Green
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cutten Green is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutten Green
  • Deco
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Harvest Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Harvest Meadows is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Meadows
  • Ravensway
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Ravensway is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensway
  • Tallowwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Tallowwood is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowwood
  • Tower Oak Bend
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Tower Oak Bend is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oak Bend
  • Tower Oak Plaza
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • 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 west)
    • Tower Oaks is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oaks
  • Tower Oaks Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Tower Oaks Meadows is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oaks Meadows
  • Turtle Lake
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Turtle Lake is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake

How Far From Cypress Glen to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cypress Glen 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 five to six hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 131 miles [210.8 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 1,219 miles [1,961.8 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<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,808 miles [12,565.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,683 miles [9,145.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Cypress Glen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Cypress Glen 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 Cypress Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9452, Longitude: -95.5734       In this case, the coordinates for Cypress Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.748 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.723 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.425 degrees.