Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Royal Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Royal Oaks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Royal Oaks
- 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 Royal Oaks:
- 29.800800, -95.549300
- 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 Royal 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:
- eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Since Royal Oaks is near Fort Bend County and also Brazoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Royal Oaks ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Royal Oaks.
Within Texas, the name Royal Oaks is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Shelby County
- This Royal Oaks is located in Shelby County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Royal Oaks that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Royal Oaks.
- California
- Los Angeles County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Royal Oaks [Los Angeles County].
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Royal Oaks is located in Hillsborough County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<1> to the east of the Royal Oaks that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Royal Oaks.
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Royal Oaks is located in DeKalb County and lies 715 miles [1,150.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Royal Oaks that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Royal Oaks.
- Indiana
- Allen County
- This Royal Oaks is located in Allen County and lies 977 miles [1,572.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Royal Oaks that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Royal Oaks.
- North Carolina
- Cabarrus County
- This Royal Oaks is located in Cabarrus County and lies 951 miles [1,530.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Royal Oaks that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cabarrus County community of Royal Oaks.
- Lee County
- This Royal Oaks is located in Lee County and lies 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km] to the east northeast of the Royal Oaks that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Royal Oaks.
- South Carolina
- Darlington County
- This Royal Oaks is located in Darlington County and lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Royal Oaks that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Royal Oaks.
- Greenville County
- This Royal Oaks is located in Greenville County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km] to the east northeast of the Royal Oaks that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Royal Oaks.
- Tennessee
- Coffee County
- This Royal Oaks is located in Coffee County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Royal Oaks that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Royal Oaks.
- Hamilton County
- This Royal Oaks is located in Hamilton County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km] to the east northeast of the Royal Oaks that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Royal Oaks.
- Maury County
- This Royal Oaks is located in Maury County and lies 637 miles [1,025.2 km] to the northeast of the Royal Oaks that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Royal Oaks.
- Williamson County
- This Royal Oaks is located in Williamson County and lies 658 miles [1,058.9 km] to the northeast of the Royal Oaks that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Royal Oaks.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Royal Oaks is located in Davis County and lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km]<1> to the northwest of the Royal Oaks that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Royal Oaks.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Royal 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.
- City of Spring Valley Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City of Spring Valley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Spring Valley Village
- City of Spring Valley Village is located in Harris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,302 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for City of Spring Valley Village <4>
- Frosttown ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Gay Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Hennessey
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Hunters Creek Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek Village
- Hunters Creek Village is located in Harris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
- Memorial Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Bend
- Memorial Bend is located in Harris County
- Memorial Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Grove
- Memorial Grove is located in Harris County
- Memorial Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Hollow
- Memorial Hollow is located in Harris County
- Memorial Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Pines
- Memorial Pines is located in Harris County
- Memorial Plaza
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Plaza
- Memorial Plaza is located in Harris County
- Monarch Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monarch Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Oaks
- Monarch Oaks is located in Harris County
- Piney Point Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Village
- Piney Point Village is located in Harris County
- 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 <4>
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- Rustling Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rustling Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustling Oaks
- Rustling Oaks is located in Harris County
- Shadow Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Oaks
- Shadow Oaks is located in Harris County
- Spring Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Spring Meadows is located in Harris County
- Spring Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Oaks
- Spring Oaks is located in Harris County
- Spring Shadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Shadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Shadows
- Spring Shadows is located in Harris County
- Spring Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Harris County
- Timber Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Oaks
- Timber Oaks is located in Harris County
- Walnut Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bend
- Walnut Bend is located in Harris County
- Yorkshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Rustling Oaks
How Far From Royal 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 Royal Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Royal Oaks and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Royal Oaks to Houston, with an average speed<5> 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 135 miles [217.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,224 miles [1,969.8 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,814 miles [12,575.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,689 miles [9,155.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Royal Oaks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Royal Oaks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Royal Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8008, Longitude: -95.5493 In this case, the coordinates for Royal Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Royal Oaks could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Royal Oaks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.711 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.661 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.429 degrees. |