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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 Houston Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Houston Heights and the surrounding area.
- 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 Houston Heights:
- 29.798005, -95.397994
- 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 Houston 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 Houston Heights 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 Houston Heights
Communities Also Named Houston Heights ...
We found two communities that are also named Houston Heights.
Within Texas, the name Houston Heights is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Bibb County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Houston Heights [Bibb County].
- North Carolina
- Onslow County
- This Houston Heights is located in Onslow County and lies 1,102 miles [1,773.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Houston Heights that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Houston Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Houston 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.
- Candlelight
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Candlelight is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
- City of Spring Valley Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Forest Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Pine is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pine
- Garden Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Oaks
- Glen Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Glen Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
- Greenwood Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Hardy Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hardy Heights is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Heights
- Heather Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Heather Glen is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Glen
- Holly Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holly Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
- Hunters Creek Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- 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
- Lincoln City
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lincoln City is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
- Monarch Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Monarch Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Oaks
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- North Shadydale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Shadydale is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shadydale
- Pine Terrace
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Terrace is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
- Rosedale Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rosedale Gardens is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Gardens
- Shady Timbers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Timbers is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Timbers
- Spring Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Spring Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Oaks
- Spring Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- University Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- University Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Oaks
- Willow Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Willow Run is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
How Far From Houston 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 Houston Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Houston Heights and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Houston Heights to Austin, with an average speed<4>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 1,217 miles [1,958.6 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 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,807 miles [12,564.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,683 miles [9,145.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Houston Heights 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. |
| <2> | 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- Houston Heights) 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 Houston Heights 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 Houston Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7980, Longitude: -95.3980 In this case, the coordinates for Houston Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.614 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.545 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.366 degrees. |
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