Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lakes:
  • 30.066900, -95.424700
  • 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 Lakes

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

Communities Also Named Spring Lakes ...

We found one communities that are also named Spring Lakes.

Within Texas, the name Spring Lakes is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Spring Lakes in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Georgia
    • Columbia County
    • This Spring Lakes is located in Columbia County and lies 815 miles [1,311.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Spring Lakes that is located in Harris County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Spring Lakes.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Lakes ...

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.

• Cypresswood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cypresswood is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood
• Cypresswood Glen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Cypresswood Glen is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood Glen
• Five Oaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Five Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
• Greengate Place
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Greengate Place is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greengate Place
• Post Wood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Post Wood is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Wood
• Sandpiper
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandpiper is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper
• Sandpiper Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandpiper Village is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandpiper Village
• Spring
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Spring is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring <2>
• Spring Creek Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Spring Creek Forest is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Forest
• Terranova
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Terranova is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terranova

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

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

• Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Spring Lakes to Houston, 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 139 miles [223.7 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,207 miles [1,942.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,073 miles [11,382.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,795 miles [12,544.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,671 miles [9,126.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'