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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 Fountainhead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fountainhead and the surrounding area.
- 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 Fountainhead:
- 29.980400, -95.496400
- 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 Fountainhead
- 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 Fountainhead is near Montgomery County and also Waller 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 Waller 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 Fountainhead
Communities Also Named Fountainhead ...
We found one communities that are also named Fountainhead.
Within Texas, the name Fountainhead is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Fountainhead in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Williamson County
- This Fountainhead is located in Williamson County and lies 652 miles [1,049.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fountainhead that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Fountainhead.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fountainhead ...
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.
- Champion Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Champion Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Park
- Champions East
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Champions East is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champions East
- Champions Point
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Champions Point is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champions Point
- Charterwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Charterwood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charterwood
- Cutten Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cutten Green is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutten Green
- Cypress Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Glen is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Glen
- Cypresswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cypresswood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood
- Cypresswood Glen
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cypresswood Glen is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood Glen
- Deco
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Glen Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Glen Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
- Harvest Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Harvest Meadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Meadows
- Recreation Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Recreation Farms is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recreation Farms
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ridge Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge Point is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
- Spring Creek Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Spring Creek Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Forest
- Tallowwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tallowwood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowwood
- Terranova
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Terranova is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terranova
- Turtle Lake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Turtle Lake is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Willowood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Willowood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowood
How Far From Fountainhead to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Fountainhead to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Fountainhead and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fountainhead to Houston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 135 miles [217.3 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,214 miles [1,953.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,081 miles [11,395.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,803 miles [12,557.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,678 miles [9,137.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fountainhead) 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 Fountainhead 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 Fountainhead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9804, Longitude: -95.4964 In this case, the coordinates for Fountainhead have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.704 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.675 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.389 degrees. |
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