Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Esperson:
  • 29.955497, -94.917425
  • 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 Esperson

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Esperson ...

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.

• Cedar Bayou
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Bayou is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bayou
• Cove
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cove is located in Chambers County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 586 people
• Gum Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Gum Grove is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Grove
• Happy Hideaway
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Happy Hideaway is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hideaway
• Heathergate
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Heathergate is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathergate
• Ladd
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Ladd is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ladd
• Liberty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Liberty is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,506 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <1>
• Magnolia Gardens
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Magnolia Gardens is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
• Martha
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Martha is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martha
• Tall Cedars
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Tall Cedars is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Cedars

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

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

• Liberty, which is the Seat of Liberty County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Esperson to Liberty, 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 170 miles [273.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,187 miles [1,910.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,059 miles [11,360.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,779 miles [12,519.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,654 miles [9,099.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'