Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Howth:
  • 30.168826, -96.065236
  • 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 Howth

• 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 Waller County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Waller County
  • Since Howth is near Washington County and also Grimes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grimes 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 Howth

Curious and Interesting Names Near Howth ...

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.

• Cedar Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cedar Creek is located in Waller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
• Daniels
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Daniels is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
• Fields Store
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fields Store is located in Waller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Store
• Goodwill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Goodwill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
• Graball ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Graball is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
• Lewisville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Lewisville is located in Waller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
• Lynn Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lynn Grove is located in Grimes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Grove
• Pine Island
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pine Island is located in Waller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
• Prairie View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Prairie View is located in Waller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie View
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,013 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie View <1>
• Rock Island
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rock Island is located in Waller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
• Rolling Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Waller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Howth and extending to:

• Hempstead, which is the Seat of Waller County, lies just to the South.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Howth to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,235 miles [1,987.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,818 miles [12,581.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,693 miles [9,162 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'