Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Heakers:
  • 29.633566, -95.499109
  • 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 Heakers

• 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 Heakers is near Fort Bend County and also Brazoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria 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 Heakers

Curious and Interesting Names Near Heakers ...

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.

• Commerce Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Commerce Park is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Commerce Park
• Fifth Street
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
• Glen Iris
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Glen Iris is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iris
• Hobby
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hobby is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
• Hunters Glen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunters Glen is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
• Kingsway
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingsway is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
• Main Street Gardens
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Main Street Gardens is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Street Gardens
• Maplewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Maplewood is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Post Oak Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Post Oak Village is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Village
• Quail Glen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Quail Glen is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Glen
• Tiffany Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Tiffany Gardens is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Gardens
• Willow Bend
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Bend is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
• Willow Brook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Willow Brook is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
• Woodside Plaza
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodside Plaza is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Plaza

How Far From Heakers to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Heakers to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Heakers 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 141 miles [226.9 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 1,228 miles [1,976.3 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 7,099 miles [11,424.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,820 miles [12,585.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,695 miles [9,165.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'