Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Frydek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Frydek and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Frydek

• 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 Frydek:
  • 29.753177, -96.088378
  • 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 Frydek

• 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 Austin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Austin County
  • Since Frydek is near Waller County and also Fort Bend County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Waller 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 Frydek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Frydek ...

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.

• Beard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Beard is located in Austin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
• Cat Spring
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Cat Spring is located in Austin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Spring
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cat Spring <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cat Spring
  • From Frydek to Cat Spring
• Fawn Lake
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Fawn Lake is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Lake
• Katy
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Katy is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <1>
• Katyland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Katyland is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katyland
• Orchard
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Orchard is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 412 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard <1>
• Peters
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Peters is located in Austin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
• Pleasant Hill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Sunny Side
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sunny Side is located in Waller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
• Whispering Lakes
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Whispering Lakes is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Lakes

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

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

• Bellville, which is the Seat of Austin County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Frydek to Bellville, 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 105 miles [169 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,252 miles [2,014.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 72 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,116 miles [11,452.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,839 miles [12,615.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,714 miles [9,195.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'