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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 Rustic Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rustic Oaks 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 Rustic Oaks:
    • 29.541000, -95.244900
    • 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 Rustic Oaks
  • 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 Rustic Oaks ...

We found one communities that share the name Rustic Oaks.

Within Texas, the name Rustic Oaks is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Rustic Oaks in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Rustic Oaks is located in Hillsborough County and lies 798 miles [1,284.3 km]<1> to the east of the Rustic Oaks that is located in Brazoria County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Rustic Oaks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rustic 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.

  • Cobblestone
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobblestone have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
    • Cobblestone is located in Brazoria County
  • Dixie Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dixie Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Hollow
    • Dixie Hollow is located in Brazoria County
  • Enchanted Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enchanted Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Woods
    • Enchanted Woods is located in Galveston County
  • Friendswood Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendswood Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood Gardens
    • Friendswood Gardens is located in Galveston County
  • Heritage Green
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Green have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Green
    • Heritage Green is located in Brazoria County
  • Imperial Gardens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imperial Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Gardens
    • Imperial Gardens is located in Galveston County
  • Longwood Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Park
    • Longwood Park is located in Galveston County
  • Magnolia Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Place
    • Magnolia Place is located in Brazoria County
  • Melody Wood
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Melody Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Melody Wood
    • Melody Wood is located in Galveston County
  • Mustang Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Meadows
    • Mustang Meadows is located in Galveston County
  • Orchard
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
    • Orchard is located in Galveston County
  • Pearland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
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    • Pineshadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pineshadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineshadows
      • Pineshadows is located in Brazoria County
    • Quaker Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quaker Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker Village
      • Quaker Village is located in Galveston County
    • Regal Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal Oaks
      • Regal Oaks is located in Brazoria County
    • Regency Park
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Regency Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
      • Regency Park is located in Brazoria County
    • Riverwalk
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverwalk have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwalk
      • Riverwalk is located in Galveston County
    • Shadycrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadycrest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadycrest
      • Shadycrest is located in Brazoria County
    • Sleepy Hollow
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
      • Sleepy Hollow is located in Brazoria County
    • Sunset Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Meadows
      • Sunset Meadows is located in Galveston County
    • Wilderness Trails
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wilderness Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilderness Trails
      • Wilderness Trails is located in Galveston County

How Far From Rustic Oaks 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 Rustic Oaks to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rustic Oaks and extending to:

  • Angleton, which is the Seat of Brazoria County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rustic Oaks to Angleton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 157 miles [252.7 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 7 days and walking would take 9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,093 miles [11,415.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,813 miles [12,573.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,689 miles [9,155.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rustic Oaks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Brazoria County: www.brazoria-county.com/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Rustic Oaks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rustic Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5410, Longitude: -95.2449       In this case, the coordinates for Rustic Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Rustic Oaks 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 318.477 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.351 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.327 degrees.









 

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