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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 Forest Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Acres 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 Forest Acres:
    • 29.906800, -95.246100
    • 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 Forest Acres
  • 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 Forest Acres is near Montgomery County and also Liberty 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 Liberty 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 Forest Acres

Communities Also Named Forest Acres ...

We found seventeen communities that are also named Forest Acres.

Within Texas, the name Forest Acres is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Forest Acres is located in Jefferson County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Forest Acres that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Forest Acres.
    • Georgia
      • Cobb County
      • This Forest Acres is located in Cobb County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Forest Acres that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Forest Acres.
      • Douglas County
      • This Forest Acres is located in Douglas County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km] to the east northeast of the Forest Acres that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Forest Acres.
      • Richmond County
      • This Forest Acres is located in Richmond County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km] to the east northeast of the Forest Acres that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Forest Acres.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • This Forest Acres is located in Ocean County and lies 1,375 miles [2,212.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Acres that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Forest Acres.
    • North Carolina
      • Durham County
      • This Forest Acres is located in Durham County and lies 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Forest Acres that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Durham County community of Forest Acres.
      • Edgecombe County
      • This Forest Acres is located in Edgecombe County and lies 1,105 miles [1,778.3 km] to the east northeast of the Forest Acres that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Forest Acres.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This Forest Acres is located in Berkeley County and lies 917 miles [1,475.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Forest Acres that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Forest Acres.
      • Charleston County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Forest Acres [Charleston County].
      • Darlington County
      • This Forest Acres is located in Darlington County and lies 935 miles [1,504.7 km] to the east northeast of the Forest Acres that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Forest Acres.
      • Oconee County
      • This Forest Acres is located in Oconee County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km] to the east northeast of the Forest Acres that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Forest Acres.
      • Orangeburg County
      • This Forest Acres is located in Orangeburg County and lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km] to the east northeast of the Forest Acres that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Forest Acres.
      • Pickens County
      • This Forest Acres is located in Pickens County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km] to the east northeast of the Forest Acres that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Forest Acres.
      • Richland County
      • This Forest Acres is located in Richland County and lies 881 miles [1,417.8 km] to the east northeast of the Forest Acres that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Forest Acres.
      • York County
      • This Forest Acres is located in York County and lies 898 miles [1,445.2 km] to the east northeast of the Forest Acres that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Forest Acres.
    • Tennessee
      • Montgomery County
      • This Forest Acres is located in Montgomery County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Acres that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Forest Acres.
    • Virginia
      • Prince George County
      • This Forest Acres is located in Prince George County and lies 1,142 miles [1,837.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Forest Acres that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George County community of Forest Acres.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Acres ...

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.

  • Chatwood Place
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Chatwood Place is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatwood Place
  • Fair Green
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Fair Green is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Green
  • Fountain View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Fountain View is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain View
  • Greensbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Greensbrook is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensbrook
  • Greenwood Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Greenwood Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
  • North Shadydale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • North Shadydale is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shadydale
  • Orange Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Orange Grove is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
  • Rosedale Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Rosedale Gardens is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Gardens
  • Royalwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Royalwood is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalwood
  • Scenic Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Scenic Woods is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Woods
  • Shady Timbers
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Shady Timbers is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Timbers
  • Spears Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Spears Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Village
  • Summerwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Summerwood is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
  • Timber Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Timber Forest is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Forest

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

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

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Forest Acres to Houston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 151 miles [243 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 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,205 miles [1,939.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,075 miles [11,386.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,796 miles [12,546.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,671 miles [9,126.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Forest Acres could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Forest Acres 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 Forest Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9068, Longitude: -95.2461       In this case, the coordinates for Forest Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.532 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.463 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.292 degrees.