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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 Foster Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Foster Place 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 Foster Place:
    • 29.694397, -95.351883
    • 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 Foster Place
  • 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 Foster Place is near Brazoria County and also Fort Bend County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria 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 Foster Place

Communities Also Named Foster Place ...

We found one communities that are also named Foster Place.

There is one other community in Texas that is also named Foster Place.

Beyond Texas.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Galveston County
      • This Foster Place is located in Galveston County and lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Foster Place that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Galveston County community of Foster Place.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Foster Place ...

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.

  • Gloverdale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Gloverdale is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloverdale
  • Greenway Place
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Greenway Place is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Place
  • Harrisburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Harrisburg is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
  • Kennedy Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Kennedy Heights is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
  • Kings Court
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Kings Court is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
  • Linkwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Linkwood is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
  • Magnolia Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Magnolia Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
  • Paradise Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Paradise Valley is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
  • Pecan Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Pecan Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Park
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pierce Junction
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
    • Riverview
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverview is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Sunny Side
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunny Side is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
    • Sunnyside Gardens
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Sunnyside Gardens is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Gardens
    • University Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • University Oaks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Oaks
    • Woodside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Woodside is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside

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

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

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the North.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Foster Place to Austin, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,810 miles [12,569 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,686 miles [9,150.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Foster Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Foster Place 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 Foster Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6944, Longitude: -95.3519       In this case, the coordinates for Foster Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.569 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.479 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.357 degrees.