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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 Hennessey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hennessey 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 Hennessey:
    • 29.784950, -95.544110
    • 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 Hennessey
  • 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 Hennessey 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 Hennessey

Communities Also Named Hennessey ...

We found three communities that are also named Hennessey.

Within Texas, the name Hennessey is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Hempstead County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Hennessey [Hempstead County].
    • Ohio
      • Clark County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Hennessey [Clark County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Kingfisher County
      • This Hennessey is located in Kingfisher County and lies 457 miles [735.5 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Hennessey that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kingfisher County community of Hennessey.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hennessey ...

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.

  • City of Spring Valley Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Frosttown ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Frosttown is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosttown
  • Gay Wood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Gay Wood is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Wood
  • Hunters Creek Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hunters Creek Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
  • Memorial Bend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Memorial Bend is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Bend
  • Memorial Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Memorial Grove is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Grove
  • Memorial Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Memorial Hollow is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Hollow
  • Memorial Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Memorial Pines is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Pines
  • Memorial Plaza
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Memorial Plaza is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Plaza
  • Piney Point Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Piney Point Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,416 people
    • Piney Point Village has also been known as:
    • Piney Point
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Point Village <3>
  • Royal Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Royal Oaks is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
  • Rustling Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Rustling Oaks is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustling Oaks
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Shadow Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Shadow Oaks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Oaks
    • Spring Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Spring Oaks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Oaks
    • Spring Shadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Spring Shadows is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Shadows
    • Spring Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Spring Valley is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Timber Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Timber Oaks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Oaks
    • Walnut Bend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Walnut Bend is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bend
    • Yorkshire
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Yorkshire is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hennessey and extending to:

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hennessey to Houston, with an average speed<4> 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 135 miles [217.3 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 1,224 miles [1,969.8 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,814 miles [12,575.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,690 miles [9,157.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hennessey, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hennessey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Hennessey to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hennessey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7849, Longitude: -95.5441       In this case, the coordinates for Hennessey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.706 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.652 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.428 degrees.