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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.

  • 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 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fountainhead
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Fountainhead ...

We found one communities that share the name 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)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champion Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Park
    • Champion Park is located in Harris County
  • Champions East
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champions East have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champions East
    • Champions East is located in Harris County
  • Champions Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Champions Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champions Point
    • Champions Point is located in Harris County
  • Charterwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Charterwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charterwood
    • Charterwood is located in Harris County
  • Cutten Green
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cutten Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutten Green
    • Cutten Green is located in Harris County
  • Cypress Glen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Glen
    • Cypress Glen is located in Harris County
  • Cypresswood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypresswood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood
    • Cypresswood is located in Harris County
  • Cypresswood Glen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypresswood Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood Glen
    • Cypresswood Glen is located in Harris County
  • Deco
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Glen Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
    • Glen Forest is located in Harris County
  • Harvest Meadows
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvest Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Meadows
    • Harvest Meadows is located in Harris County
  • Recreation Farms
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Recreation Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recreation Farms
    • Recreation Farms is located in Harris County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Ridge Point
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
      • Ridge Point is located in Harris County
    • Spring Creek Forest
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Forest
      • Spring Creek Forest is located in Harris County
    • Tallowwood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallowwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowwood
      • Tallowwood is located in Harris County
    • Terranova
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terranova have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terranova
      • Terranova is located in Harris County
    • Turtle Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
      • Turtle Lake is located in Harris County
    • Willowood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowood
      • Willowood is located in Harris County

How Far From Fountainhead 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 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
  • 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).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,678 miles [9,137.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Fountainhead. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Fountainhead) to Point B.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).
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.704 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.675 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.389 degrees.




 

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