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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 Pine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Pine 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 Pine:
    • 29.836800, -95.476500
    • 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 Pine
  • 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 Pine is near Fort Bend County and also Brazoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria 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 Pine

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Pine ...

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.

  • Candlelight
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Candlelight is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
  • City of Spring Valley Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Garden City Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Garden City Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Park
  • Garden Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Garden Oaks is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Oaks
  • Gum Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Gum Valley is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Valley
  • Heather Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Heather Glen is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Glen
  • Holly Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Holly Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
  • Hunters Creek Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hunters Creek Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
  • Lincoln City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Lincoln City is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
  • Monarch Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Monarch Oaks is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Oaks
  • Pine Terrace
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Pine Terrace is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
  • Recreation Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Recreation Farms is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recreation Farms
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Spring Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Oaks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Oaks
    • Spring Shadows
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Spring Shadows is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Shadows
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Valley is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Willow Run
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Willow Run is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
    • Woodland Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Woodland Oaks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Oaks
    • Woodland Trails North
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)

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

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

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Forest Pine to Houston, 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 138 miles [222.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,809 miles [12,567.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,684 miles [9,147.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Forest Pine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Pine 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 Pine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8368, Longitude: -95.4765       In this case, the coordinates for Forest Pine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.67 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.616 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.395 degrees.