Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Porter Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Porter Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Porter Heights
- 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 Porter Heights:
- 30.158674, -95.319219
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Porter Heights
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Porter Heights is near Harris County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Harris County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Porter Heights ...
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.
- Bordersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bordersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordersville
- Bordersville is located in Harris County
- Deerbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Elm Grove Village
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elm Grove Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Village
- Elm Grove Village is located in Harris County
- Four Corners
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
- Four Corners is located in Montgomery County
- Foxwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Greengate Place
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greengate Place have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greengate Place
- Greengate Place is located in Harris County
- Greentree Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greentree Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
- Greentree Village is located in Harris County
- Hunter Ridge Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Ridge Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Ridge Village
- Hunter Ridge Village is located in Harris County
- Kings Forest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Kings Forest is located in Harris County
- Kingwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingwood
- Kingwood is located in Harris County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingwood <2>
- Post Wood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Sandpiper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Sandpiper Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandpiper Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper Village
- Sandpiper Village is located in Harris County
- Sleepy Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sleepy Hollow
- From Porter Heights to Sleepy Hollow
- Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring
- Spring is located in Harris County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Spring
- From Porter Heights to Spring
- Woodbranch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodbranch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
- Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Sandpiper Village
How Far From Porter Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Porter Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Porter Heights and extending to:
- Conroe, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Porter Heights to Conroe, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 144 miles [231.7 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 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,064 miles [11,368.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,787 miles [12,532 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,662 miles [9,112.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Porter Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Montgomery County: www.co.montgomery.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Porter Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Porter Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1587, Longitude: -95.3192 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Porter Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.616 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.594 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.298 degrees. |