Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Johnsue:
  • 29.786064, -95.876619
  • 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 Johnsue

• 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 Johnsue is near Fort Bend County and also Harris 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 Harris 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 Johnsue

Curious and Interesting Names Near Johnsue ...

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.

• Falcon Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Falcon Point is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Point
• Fawn Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Fawn Lake is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Lake
• Governor Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Governor Place is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governor Place
• Heritage Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Heritage Meadows is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
• Katy
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Katy is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <1>
• Katyland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Katyland is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katyland
• Whispering Lakes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Whispering Lakes is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Lakes
• Williams Chase
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Williams Chase is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Chase

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

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

• Hempstead, which is the Seat of Waller County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Johnsue to Hempstead, with an average speed<3> 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 116 miles [186.7 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 1,241 miles [1,997.2 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 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,828 miles [12,597.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,704 miles [9,179.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'