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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 Highland Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highland Village 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 Highland Village:
    • 29.876700, -95.714000
    • 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 Highland Village
  • 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 Highland Village is near Fort Bend County and also Waller 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 Waller 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 Highland Village

Communities Also Named Highland Village ...

We found eight communities that are also named Highland Village.

There is one other community in Texas that is also named Highland Village.

Beyond Texas, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Denton County
      • This Highland Village is located in Denton County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Highland Village that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Highland Village.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Montgomery County
      • This Highland Village is located in Montgomery County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Highland Village that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Highland Village.
    • California
      • El Dorado County
      • This Highland Village is located in El Dorado County and lies 1,563 miles [2,515.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Highland Village that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Highland Village.
    • Georgia
      • Henry County
      • This Highland Village is located in Henry County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Highland Village that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Highland Village.
    • Indiana
      • Monroe County
      • This Highland Village is located in Monroe County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Highland Village that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Highland Village.
    • North Carolina
      • Cumberland County
      • This Highland Village is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Highland Village that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Highland Village.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Highland Village lies 2,034 miles [3,273.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Highland Village that is located in Harris County.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This Highland Village is located in Berkeley County and lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Highland Village that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Highland Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Highland Village ...

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.

  • Cypress Meadow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cypress Meadow is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Meadow
  • Hearthstone
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Hearthstone is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
  • Hot Wells
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Hot Wells is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
  • Paddock
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Paddock is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock
  • Rockstone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rockstone is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockstone
  • Rolling Green
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Rolling Green is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
  • Settlers Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Settlers Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
  • Silvermill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Silvermill is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvermill
  • Williams Chase
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Williams Chase is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Chase
  • Windsong
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Windsong is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsong
  • Wood Fern
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Wood Fern is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Fern

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

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

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Highland Village to Houston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,229 miles [1,977.9 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 7,095 miles [11,418.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,817 miles [12,580.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,692 miles [9,160.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Highland Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Highland Village 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 Highland Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8767, Longitude: -95.7140       In this case, the coordinates for Highland Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.829 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.809 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.49 degrees.