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

• 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.
  • 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:
  • 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:
  • eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
  • 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:
  • Waymark.com

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)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Candlelight have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
  • Candlelight is located in Harris County
• City of Spring Valley Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City of Spring Valley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Spring Valley Village
  • City of Spring Valley Village is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,302 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for City of Spring Valley Village <2>
• Forest Pine
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pine
  • Forest Pine is located in Harris County
• Frosttown ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frosttown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosttown
  • Frosttown is located in Harris County
• Hennessey
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hennessey have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
  • Hennessey is located in Harris County
• Holly Park
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
  • Holly Park is located in Harris County
• Hunters Creek Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek Village
  • Hunters Creek Village is located in Harris County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,824 people
• Memorial Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Grove
  • Memorial Grove is located in Harris County
• Memorial Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Hollow
  • Memorial Hollow is located in Harris County
• Memorial Pines
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Pines
  • Memorial Pines is located in Harris County
• Memorial Plaza
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Plaza
  • Memorial Plaza is located in Harris County
• Monarch Oaks
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monarch Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Oaks
  • Monarch Oaks is located in Harris County
• Continue List   (13 more) ...
  • Pine Terrace
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
    • Pine Terrace is located in Harris County
  • Piney Point Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Village
    • Piney Point Village is located in Harris County
    • 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 <2>
  • Recreation Farms
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Recreation Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Recreation Farms
    • Recreation Farms is located in Harris County
  • Royal Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Royal Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Rustling Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rustling Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustling Oaks
    • Rustling Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Shadow Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Oaks
    • Shadow Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Spring Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
    • Spring Meadows is located in Harris County
  • Spring Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Oaks
    • Spring Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Spring Shadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Shadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Shadows
    • Spring Shadows is located in Harris County
  • Spring Valley
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in Harris County
  • Timber Oaks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Oaks
    • Timber Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Woodland Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Oaks
    • Woodland Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Woodland Trails North
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Trails North have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Trails North
    • Woodland Trails North is located in Harris County

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<3> beginning in Spring Branch Acres and extending to:

• Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spring Branch Acres to Houston, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
• 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).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,686 miles [9,150.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/

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