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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 Monarch Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monarch Oaks 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 Monarch Oaks:
- 29.799800, -95.485000
- 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 Monarch Oaks
- 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 Monarch Oaks is near Fort Bend County and also Brazoria 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 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 Monarch Oaks
Curious and Interesting Names Near Monarch Oaks ...
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.
- Candlelight
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Candlelight is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
- City of Spring Valley Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Forest Pine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Forest Pine is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pine
- Frosttown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frosttown is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosttown
- Garden Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Oaks
- Hennessey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hennessey is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
- Holly Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holly Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
- Hunters Creek Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hunters Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
- Memorial Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Memorial Hollow is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Hollow
- Memorial Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Pines is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Pines
- Pine Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine Terrace is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
- Piney Point Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Piney Point Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Village
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,416 people
- Piney Point Village has also been known as:
- Piney Point
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Piney Point Village <1>
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- Royal Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Royal Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Shadow Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Shadow Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Oaks
- Spring Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Spring Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Oaks
- Spring Shadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Shadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Shadows
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Timber Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Timber Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Oaks
How Far From Monarch Oaks to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Monarch Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Monarch Oaks and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 138 miles [222.1 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Monarch Oaks 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,221 miles [1,965 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 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,811 miles [12,570.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,686 miles [9,150.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Monarch Oaks) 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 Monarch Oaks 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 Monarch Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7998, Longitude: -95.4850 In this case, the coordinates for Monarch Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.67 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.611 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.402 degrees. |
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