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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 Shadow Lake Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shadow Lake Estates and the surrounding area.
- 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 Shadow Lake Estates:
- 30.095000, -95.217700
- 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 Shadow Lake Estates
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Shadow Lake Estates is near Harris County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Shadow Lake Estates
Communities Also Named Shadow Lake Estates ...
We found one communities that are also named Shadow Lake Estates.
Within Texas, the name Shadow Lake Estates is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Shadow Lake Estates in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Hinds County
- This Shadow Lake Estates is located in Hinds County and lies 325 miles [523 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Shadow Lake Estates that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Shadow Lake Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shadow Lake Estates ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bordersville is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordersville
- Elm Grove Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elm Grove Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove Village
- Greentree Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Greentree Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree Village
- Hidden Echo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Echo is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Echo
- Humble
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hunter Ridge Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hunter Ridge Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Ridge Village
- Intercontinental Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Kings Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Kings Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Forest
- Kingwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Moonshine Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Moonshine Hill is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonshine Hill
- Timber Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Timber Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Forest
- Woodbranch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
How Far From Shadow Lake Estates 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 Shadow Lake Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shadow Lake Estates and extending to:
- Conroe, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shadow Lake Estates to Conroe, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 151 miles [243 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 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,785 miles [12,528.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,661 miles [9,110.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Shadow Lake Estates) 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 Shadow Lake Estates 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 Shadow Lake Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0950, Longitude: -95.2177 In this case, the coordinates for Shadow Lake Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.541 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.498 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.262 degrees. |
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