Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Kentshire Place:
  • 29.854100, -95.256400
  • 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 Kentshire Place

• 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 Kentshire Place is near Montgomery County and also Chambers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers 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 Kentshire Place

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kentshire Place ...

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.

• Chatwood Place
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Chatwood Place is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chatwood Place
• El Dorado
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • El Dorado is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for El Dorado
• Greensbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greensbrook is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greensbrook
• North Shadydale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • North Shadydale is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shadydale
• Orange Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Orange Grove is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
• Pine Trails
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Trails is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Trails
• Rosedale Gardens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Rosedale Gardens is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Gardens
• Royalwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Royalwood is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royalwood
• Scenic Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Scenic Woods is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Woods
• Shady Timbers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Shady Timbers is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Timbers
• Winterwood Village
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Winterwood Village is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterwood Village

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Kentshire Place and extending to:

• Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kentshire Place to Houston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 151 miles [243 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,208 miles [1,944.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,799 miles [12,551.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,674 miles [9,131.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'