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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 Kings Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kings Estates 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 Kings Estates:
- 29.625400, -95.349100
- 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 Kings Estates
- 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 Kings Estates is near Brazoria County and also Fort Bend County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fort Bend 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 Kings Estates
Communities Also Named Kings Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Kings Estates.
Within Texas, the name Kings Estates is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Kings Estates is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kings Estates that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Kings Estates.
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Kings Estates is located in Rutherford County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kings Estates that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Kings Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kings Estates ...
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.
- Glen Iris
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Glen Iris is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iris
- Greenway Place
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenway Place is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Place
- Hickory Creek Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Creek Place is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek Place
- Kennedy Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Kennedy Heights is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
- Kings Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kings Court is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
- Meadowview
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Meadowview is located in Brazoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Paradise Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Paradise Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
- Pearland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pierce Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
- Skyscraper Shadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Skyscraper Shadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyscraper Shadows
- Sunny Side
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Side is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sunnyside Gardens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunnyside Gardens is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside Gardens
How Far From Kings Estates 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 Kings Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kings Estates and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the North.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Kings Estates to Austin, with an average speed<3>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 1,222 miles [1,966.6 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<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 7,814 miles [12,575.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,689 miles [9,155.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Kings Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Kings Estates 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 Kings Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6254, Longitude: -95.3491 In this case, the coordinates for Kings Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.556 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.456 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.362 degrees. |
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