Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Splendora, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Splendora and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Splendora

• 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 Splendora:
  • 30.232499, -95.161562
  • 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 Splendora

• 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 Splendora is near Liberty County and also Harris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Splendora

Curious and Interesting Names Near Splendora ...

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.

• Deerbrook
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Deerbrook is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
• Grace
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grace is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Grady
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Grady is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
• Midline
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Midline is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midline
• Nimrod ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nimrod is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nimrod
• Plum Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Plum Grove is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 756 people
• Security
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Security is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Security
• Snuff Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Snuff Ridge is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snuff Ridge
• Woodbranch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people

How Far From Splendora 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 city such as Splendora to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Splendora and extending to:

• Conroe, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Splendora to Conroe, with an average speed<2> 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 five to six hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 154 miles [247.8 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 1,188 miles [1,911.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,054 miles [11,352.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,776 miles [12,514.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,652 miles [9,096 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'