Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Highlands, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highlands and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Highlands
- 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 Highlands:
- 29.818873, -95.057263
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Highlands
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Since Highlands is near Chambers County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- eBird sighting report for Liberty 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Highlands ...
We found 47 communities that share the name Highlands.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Highlands.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 46 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 46 communities, 46 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- This Highlands is located in Etowah County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Highlands.
- Madison County
- This Highlands is located in Madison County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km] to the northeast of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Highlands.
- Shelby County
- This Highlands is located in Shelby County and lies 535 miles [861 km] to the east northeast of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Highlands.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Highlands is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km] to the east northeast of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Highlands.
- British Columbia
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- California
- San Mateo County
- This Highlands is located in San Mateo County and lies 1,648 miles [2,652.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Mateo County community of Highlands.
- Santa Clara County
- This Highlands is located in Santa Clara County and lies 1,632 miles [2,626.4 km] to the west northwest of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Highlands.
- Colorado
- Arapahoe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Highlands [Arapahoe County].
- Denver County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Highlands [Denver County].
- Jefferson County
- This Highlands is located in Jefferson County and lies 893 miles [1,437.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Highlands.
- Delaware
- Florida
- Broward County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Highlands [Broward County].
- Duval County
- This Highlands is located in Duval County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the east of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Highlands.
- Georgia
- Cobb County
- This Highlands is located in Cobb County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Highlands.
- Fayette County
- This Highlands is located in Fayette County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km] to the east northeast of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Highlands.
- Paulding County
- This Highlands is located in Paulding County and lies 661 miles [1,063.8 km] to the east northeast of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Highlands.
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Highlands is located in Cook County and lies 940 miles [1,512.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Highlands.
- DuPage County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Highlands [DuPage County].
- Kentucky
- Fayette County
- This Highlands is located in Fayette County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Highlands.
- Jefferson County
- This Highlands is located in Jefferson County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km] to the northeast of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Highlands.
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Cumberland County
- This Highlands is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,660 miles [2,671.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Highlands.
- Piscataquis County
- This Highlands is located in Piscataquis County and lies 1,750 miles [2,816.4 km] to the northeast of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Piscataquis County community of Highlands.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Highlands is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,227 miles [1,974.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Highlands.
- Calvert County
- This Highlands is located in Calvert County and lies 1,217 miles [1,958.6 km] to the northeast of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Highlands.
- Cecil County
- This Highlands is located in Cecil County and lies 1,283 miles [2,064.8 km] to the northeast of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Highlands.
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Highlands [Montgomery County].
- Massachusetts
- Essex County
- This Highlands is located in Essex County and lies 1,597 miles [2,570.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Essex County community of Highlands.
- Hampden County
- This Highlands is located in Hampden County and lies 1,509 miles [2,428.5 km] to the northeast of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampden County community of Highlands.
- Middlesex County
- This Highlands is located in Middlesex County and lies 1,581 miles [2,544.4 km] to the northeast of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Highlands.
- New Brunswick
- This Highlands lies 1,876 miles [3,019.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Highlands lies 2,284 miles [3,675.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- North Carolina
- Jackson County
- This Highlands is located in Jackson County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Highlands.
- Orange County
- This Highlands is located in Orange County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km] to the east northeast of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Highlands.
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This Highlands is located in Berkeley County and lies 911 miles [1,466.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Highlands.
- Greenville County
- This Highlands is located in Greenville County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km] to the east northeast of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Highlands.
- Horry County
- This Highlands is located in Horry County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km] to the east northeast of the Highlands that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Highlands.
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Highlands ...
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.
- Channelview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Channelview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channelview
- Channelview is located in Harris County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Channelview <5>
- Delldale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Four Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Harris County
- Gilbert Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Landing
- Gilbert Landing is located in Harris County
- Ginger Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ginger Green have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ginger Green
- Ginger Green is located in Harris County
- Lynchburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Lynchburg Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg Landing
- Lynchburg Landing is located in Harris County
- Magnolia Gardens
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Gardens
- Magnolia Gardens is located in Harris County
- Quail Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Hollow is located in Harris County
- Shadow Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Glen
- Shadow Glen is located in Harris County
How Far From Highlands 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 Highlands to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Highlands and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Highlands to Houston, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 163 miles [262.3 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 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,200 miles [1,931.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,072 miles [11,381.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,792 miles [12,540 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,667 miles [9,120.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Highlands. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Highlands) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Highlands. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8189, Longitude: -95.0573 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Highlands could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Highlands, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Highlands to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.398 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.294 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.223 degrees. |