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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 Hunters Glen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hunters Glen 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 Hunters Glen:
    • 29.602100, -95.519200
    • 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 Hunters Glen
  • 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 Fort Bend County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
    • Since Hunters Glen is near Harris County and also Brazoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Hunters Glen

Communities Also Named Hunters Glen ...

We found five communities that are also named Hunters Glen.

Within Texas, the name Hunters Glen is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Shelby 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 Alabama community of Hunters Glen [Shelby County].
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Hunters Glen is located in Hillsborough County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<2> to the east of the Hunters Glen that is located in Fort Bend County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Hunters Glen.
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb County
      • This Hunters Glen is located in DeKalb County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hunters Glen that is located in Fort Bend County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Hunters Glen.
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Hunters Glen is located in Baltimore County and lies 1,260 miles [2,027.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Hunters Glen that is located in Fort Bend County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Hunters Glen.
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Hunters Glen is located in Aiken County and lies 855 miles [1,376 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Hunters Glen that is located in Fort Bend County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Hunters Glen.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hunters Glen ...

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.

  • Fifth Street
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
  • Herbert
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Herbert is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
  • Hobby
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hobby is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
  • Kingsway
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Kingsway is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
  • Main Street Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Main Street Gardens is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Street Gardens
  • Post Oak Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Post Oak Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Village
  • Quail Glen
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Quail Glen is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Glen
  • Quail Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Quail Valley is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
  • Tiffany Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Tiffany Gardens is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Gardens

How Far From Hunters Glen to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hunters Glen to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Richmond, which is the Seat of Fort Bend County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hunters Glen to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 140 miles [225.3 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 1,231 miles [1,981.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,101 miles [11,428 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,822 miles [12,588.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,697 miles [9,168.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Hunters Glen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hunters Glen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Hunters Glen 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 Hunters Glen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6021, Longitude: -95.5192       In this case, the coordinates for Hunters Glen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.662 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.577 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.435 degrees.