Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Hardy Heights:
  • 29.883557, -95.367437
  • 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 Hardy Heights

• 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 Hardy Heights 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 Hardy Heights

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hardy Heights ...

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 northwest)
  • Airline Farms is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Farms
• Airline Terrace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Airline Terrace is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Terrace
• Fair Green
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fair Green is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Green
• Fountain View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Fountain View is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain View
• Greenbranch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Greenbranch is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenbranch
• Greenwood Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Greenwood Village is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
• Heather Glen
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Heather Glen is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Glen
• Imperial Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Imperial Valley is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Valley
• Lincoln City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lincoln City is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • North Shadydale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • North Shadydale is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shadydale
  • Orange Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Orange Grove is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
  • Ridge Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Ridge Point is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
  • Scenic Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Scenic Woods is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Woods
  • Shady Timbers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Shady Timbers is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Timbers
  • Willow Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Willow Run is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run

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

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

• Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the South.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Hardy Heights 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 1,212 miles [1,950.5 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<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,802 miles [12,556.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,677 miles [9,136.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'