Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gum Valley:
  • 29.895300, -95.474900
  • 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 Gum Valley

• 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 Gum Valley is near Montgomery County and also Fort Bend 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 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 Gum Valley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gum Valley ...

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.

• Airline Farms
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Airline Farms is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Farms
• Candlelight
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Candlelight is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
• Garden City Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Garden City Park is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Park
• Heather Glen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Heather Glen is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Glen
• Lincoln City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln City is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
• Recreation Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Recreation Farms is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recreation Farms
• Ridge Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ridge Point is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
• Willow Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Willow Run is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
• Willowood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Willowood is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowood
• Woodland Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Woodland Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Oaks
• Woodland Trails North
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Woodland Trails North is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Trails North

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Gum Valley and extending to:

• Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gum Valley to Houston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 137 miles [220.5 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,217 miles [1,958.6 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 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,806 miles [12,562.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,681 miles [9,142.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'