Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Village North:
  • 29.902232, -95.306948
  • 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 Village North

• 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 Village North is near Montgomery County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty 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 Village North

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine Village North ...

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.

• Fair Green
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Fair Green is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Green
• Fountain View
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Fountain View is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain View
• Greenwood Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood Village is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Greenwood Village
  • From Pine Village North to Greenwood Village
• Hardy Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Hardy Heights is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Heights
• North Shadydale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • North Shadydale is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shadydale
• Orange Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Orange Grove is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
• Rosedale Gardens
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Rosedale Gardens is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Gardens
• Scenic Woods
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Scenic Woods is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Woods
• Shady Timbers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Shady Timbers is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Timbers
• Spears Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Spears Village is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Village

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

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

• Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Village North to Houston, 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 147 miles [236.6 km] to the west (W). 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,208 miles [1,944.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,077 miles [11,389.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,798 miles [12,549.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,674 miles [9,131.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'