Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mission Bend:
  • 29.699800, -95.647100
  • 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 Mission Bend

• 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 Mission Bend is near Harris County and also Waller 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 Waller 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 Mission Bend

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mission Bend ...

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.

• Dover
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dover is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Kings Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Kings Landing is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
• Mission Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mission Glen is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Glen
• Park Ridge
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Park Ridge is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
• Pheasant Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Pheasant Creek is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Creek
• Pheasant Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pheasant Run is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
• Providence
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Providence is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Rodeo Square
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rodeo Square is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodeo Square
• Two Worlds
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Two Worlds is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Worlds

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

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

• Richmond, which is the Seat of Fort Bend County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mission Bend to Richmond, 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 131 miles [210.8 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 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 70 days.
• The shortest distance<3> 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).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,823 miles [12,589.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,698 miles [9,170 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'