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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 Sherwood Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sherwood 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 Sherwood Oaks:
    • 29.788200, -95.583300
    • 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 Sherwood 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
    • Since Sherwood Oaks is near Fort Bend County and also Waller County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Waller 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 Sherwood Oaks

Communities Also Named Sherwood Oaks ...

We found two communities that are also named Sherwood Oaks.

Within Texas, the name Sherwood Oaks is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Sherwood Oaks is located in Cook County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sherwood Oaks that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Sherwood Oaks.
    • Louisiana
      • East Baton Rouge Parish
      • This Sherwood Oaks is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 274 miles [441 km]<1> to the east of the Sherwood Oaks that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Sherwood Oaks.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sherwood 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.

  • Frosttown ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Frosttown is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosttown
  • Gay Wood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Gay Wood is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Wood
  • Hennessey
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hennessey is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
  • Meadow Walk
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Meadow Walk is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Walk
  • Memorial Bend
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Memorial Bend is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Bend
  • Memorial Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Memorial Grove is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Grove
  • Memorial Hollow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Memorial Hollow is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Hollow
  • Memorial Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Memorial Pines is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Pines
  • Memorial Plaza
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Memorial Plaza is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Plaza
  • Memorial Thicket
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Memorial Thicket is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Thicket
  • Royal Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Royal Oaks is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
  • Rustling Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Rustling Oaks is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustling Oaks
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Shadow Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Shadow Oaks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Oaks
    • Shepherd Trace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Shepherd Trace is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Trace
    • Spring Meadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Spring Meadows is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
    • Spring Shadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Spring Shadows is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Shadows
    • Timber Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Timber Oaks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Oaks
    • Walnut Bend
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Walnut Bend is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bend
    • Yorkshire
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Yorkshire is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

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

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

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Sherwood Oaks to Houston, with an average speed<2> 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 133 miles [214 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 1,226 miles [1,973.1 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,094 miles [11,416.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,816 miles [12,578.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,691 miles [9,158.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sherwood Oaks) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Sherwood Oaks 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 Sherwood Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7882, Longitude: -95.5833       In this case, the coordinates for Sherwood Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.731 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.682 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.444 degrees.