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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 Pine Terrace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine Terrace and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Pine Terrace:
    • 29.801000, -95.472300
    • 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 Pine Terrace
  • 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 Pine Terrace 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 Pine Terrace

Communities Also Named Pine Terrace ...

We found three communities that are also named Pine Terrace.

Within Texas, the name Pine Terrace is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Pine Terrace is located in Hillsborough County and lies 793 miles [1,276.2 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Terrace that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Pine Terrace.
    • Louisiana
      • Ouachita Parish
      • This Pine Terrace is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 269 miles [432.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pine Terrace that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Pine Terrace.
    • New Jersey
      • Ocean County
      • This Pine Terrace is located in Ocean County and lies 1,394 miles [2,243.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Pine Terrace that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Pine Terrace.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Terrace ...

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
    (2 miles [3.2 km] 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden Oaks is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Oaks
  • Hennessey
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hennessey is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
  • Holly Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Holly Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
  • Houston Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Houston Heights is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Heights
  • Hunters Creek Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 west)
    • Memorial Pines is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Pines
  • Monarch Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Monarch Oaks is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Oaks
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • 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 <2>
    • Royal Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 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 Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Spring Valley is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley

How Far From Pine Terrace 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 Pine Terrace to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pine Terrace 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 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Pine Terrace 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 1,220 miles [1,963.4 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 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,810 miles [12,569 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Terrace) 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 Pine Terrace 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 Pine Terrace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8010, Longitude: -95.4723       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Terrace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.662 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.602 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.396 degrees.