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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 Spring Branch Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Branch Acres 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 Spring Branch Acres:
    • 29.828400, -95.513000
    • 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 Spring Branch Acres
  • 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 Spring Branch Acres is near Fort Bend County and also Brazoria 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 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Spring Branch Acres

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Branch Acres ...

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.

  • Candlelight
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Candlelight is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
  • City of Spring Valley Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Forest Pine
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Forest Pine is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pine
  • Frosttown ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Frosttown is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosttown
  • Hennessey
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hennessey is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
  • Holly Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Holly Park is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
  • Hunters Creek Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hunters Creek Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek Village
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
  • Memorial Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Memorial Grove is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Grove
  • Memorial Hollow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Memorial Hollow is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Hollow
  • Memorial Pines
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Memorial Pines is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Pines
  • Memorial Plaza
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Memorial Plaza is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Plaza
  • Monarch Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Monarch Oaks is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Oaks
  • Continue List   (13 more) ...
    • Pine Terrace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Pine Terrace is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
    • Piney Point Village
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Piney Point Village is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Village
      • 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 <1>
    • Recreation Farms
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Recreation Farms is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recreation Farms
    • Royal Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Royal Oaks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Rustling Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rustling Oaks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustling Oaks
    • Shadow Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Shadow Oaks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Oaks
    • Spring Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Spring Meadows is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
    • Spring Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Spring Oaks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Oaks
    • Spring Shadows
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Spring Shadows is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Shadows
    • Spring Valley
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Spring Valley is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Timber Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Timber Oaks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Oaks
    • Woodland Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Woodland Oaks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Oaks
    • Woodland Trails North
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)

How Far From Spring Branch Acres 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 Spring Branch Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Spring Branch Acres and extending to:

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spring Branch Acres to Houston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 136 miles [218.9 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 1,221 miles [1,965 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,811 miles [12,570.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,686 miles [9,150.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spring Branch Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Spring Branch Acres 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 Spring Branch Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8284, Longitude: -95.5130       In this case, the coordinates for Spring Branch Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.692 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.641 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.411 degrees.