Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Pin Oak Village:
  • 29.766500, -95.803000
  • 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 Pin Oak Village

• 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 Pin Oak Village 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 Pin Oak Village

Communities Also Named Pin Oak Village ...

We found one communities that are also named Pin Oak Village.

Within Texas, the name Pin Oak Village is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Pin Oak Village in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Prince George's County
    • This Pin Oak Village is located in Prince George's County and lies 1,254 miles [2,018.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pin Oak Village that is located in Fort Bend County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Pin Oak Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pin Oak Village ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • 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 northwest)
  • Fawn Lake is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fawn Lake
• Governor Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Governor Place is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governor Place
• Heritage Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Heritage Meadows is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
• Katy
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <2>
• Katyland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Katyland is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katyland
• Memorial Parkway
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Memorial Parkway is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Parkway
• Whispering Lakes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Whispering Lakes is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Lakes
• Williams Chase
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Williams Chase is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Chase

How Far From Pin Oak Village 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 Pin Oak Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pin Oak Village and extending to:

• Richmond, which is the Seat of Fort Bend County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Pin Oak Village to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 121 miles [194.7 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 1,238 miles [1,992.4 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 7,104 miles [11,432.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,826 miles [12,594.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,702 miles [9,176.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'