Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Steep Hollow:
  • 30.695197, -96.290795
  • 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 Steep Hollow

• 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 Brazos County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brazos County
  • Since Steep Hollow is near Grimes County and also Robertson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grimes County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson 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 Steep Hollow

Curious and Interesting Names Near Steep Hollow ...

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.

• Bryan
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Bryan is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 88,165 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bryan <1>
• Channey Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Channey Crossing is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channey Crossing
• Cottonwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cottonwood is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
• Democrat Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Democrat Crossing is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat Crossing
• Fountain
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Fountain is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain
• Harvey
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Harvey is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvey
• Keith
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Keith is located in Grimes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
• Reliance
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Reliance is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
• Spear
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Spear is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spear
• Union
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Union is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Wicker
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Wicker is located in Brazos County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wicker

How Far From Steep Hollow 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 Steep Hollow to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Bryan, which is the Seat of Brazos County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 91 miles [146.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Steep Hollow to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,226 miles [1,973.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 7,074 miles [11,384.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,801 miles [12,554.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,677 miles [9,136.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'