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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 Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Oaks and the surrounding area.
- 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 Oaks:
- 29.799900, -95.497900
- 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 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 Spring Oaks 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 Oaks
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring 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.
- 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
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Forest Pine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Pine is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pine
- Frosttown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Frosttown is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosttown
- Garden Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Garden Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Oaks
- Gay Wood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gay Wood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Wood
- Hennessey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hennessey is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
- Holly Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Holly Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
- Hunters Creek Village
(Less than 2 miles 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 west)
- Memorial Grove is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Grove
- Memorial Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Hollow is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Hollow
- Memorial Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Memorial Pines is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Pines
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- 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
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Monarch Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Oaks
- Pine Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pine Terrace is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
- Piney Point Village
(3 miles [4.8 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>
- Royal Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Royal Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Rustling Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rustling Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustling Oaks
- Shadow Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Shadow Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Oaks
- Spring Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Meadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Spring Shadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Shadows is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Shadows
- Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Timber Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Timber Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Oaks
How Far From Spring Oaks to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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 Oaks 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 Oaks and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spring Oaks 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 138 miles [222.1 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 1,222 miles [1,966.6 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 7,090 miles [11,410.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,812 miles [12,572.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,687 miles [9,152.3 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 Oaks) 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 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 Spring Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7999, Longitude: -95.4979 In this case, the coordinates for Spring Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.678 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.621 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.407 degrees. |
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