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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 Forestwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forestwood 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 Forestwood:
    • 29.528300, -95.185500
    • 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 Forestwood
  • 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 Forestwood is near Galveston County and also Brazoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Galveston 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 Forestwood

Communities Also Named Forestwood ...

We found one communities that are also named Forestwood.

Within Texas, the name Forestwood is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Forestwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forestwood that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Forestwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forestwood ...

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.

  • Eagles Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Eagles Point is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Point
  • Enchanted Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Enchanted Woods is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Woods
  • Falcon Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Falcon Ridge is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Ridge
  • Fieldcrest Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Fieldcrest Forest is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest Forest
  • Forest Green
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Forest Green is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Green
  • Fox Meadows
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fox Meadows is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Meadows
  • Frenchmans Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Frenchmans Creek is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmans Creek
  • Friendswood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Friendswood Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Friendswood Crossing is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood Crossing
  • Friendswood Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Friendswood Gardens is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood Gardens
  • Imperial Gardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Imperial Gardens is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Gardens
  • Longwood Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Longwood Park is located in Galveston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Park
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Melody Wood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Melody Wood is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Wood
    • Mustang Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Mustang Meadows is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Meadows
    • Orchard
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Orchard is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
    • Polly Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Polly Oaks is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Oaks
    • Quaker Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Quaker Landing is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Landing
    • Quaker Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
    • Riverwalk
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Riverwalk is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwalk
    • Sunpark
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sunpark is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunpark
    • Sunset Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sunset Meadows is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Meadows
    • Sunwood
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Sunwood is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunwood
    • Wilderness Trails
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Wilderness Trails is located in Galveston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Trails

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

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

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Forestwood 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 161 miles [259.1 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 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,218 miles [1,960.2 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 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,811 miles [12,570.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,687 miles [9,152.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Forestwood) 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 Forestwood 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 Forestwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5283, Longitude: -95.1855       In this case, the coordinates for Forestwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.437 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.303 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.304 degrees.