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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 Stone Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stone Heights 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 Stone Heights:
- 29.810600, -95.387400
- 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 Stone Heights
- 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 Stone Heights 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 Stone Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stone Heights ...
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.
- Airline Farms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Airline Farms is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Farms
- Candlelight
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Candlelight is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelight
- Forest Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Forest Pine is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pine
- Garden City Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Garden City Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Park
- Garden Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Garden Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Oaks
- Glen Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Glen Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Park
- Greenwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Greenwood Village is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
- Hardy Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hardy Heights is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardy Heights
- Heather Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Heather Glen is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Glen
- Holly Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Holly Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
- Houston Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Houston Heights is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Heights
- Lincoln City
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lincoln City is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln City
- Continue List (10 more) ...
- Monarch Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Monarch Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Oaks
- North Shadydale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- North Shadydale is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Shadydale
- Orange Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Orange Grove is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange Grove
- Pine Terrace
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pine Terrace is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Terrace
- Rosedale Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Rosedale Gardens is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale Gardens
- Scenic Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Scenic Woods is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Woods
- Shady Timbers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Timbers is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Timbers
- Spring Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Spring Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Oaks
- University Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- University Oaks is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Oaks
- Willow Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Willow Run is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Run
How Far From Stone Heights to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Stone Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Stone Heights and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Stone Heights to Austin, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,216 miles [1,957 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,085 miles [11,402.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,806 miles [12,562.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,682 miles [9,144.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Stone Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Stone Heights 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 Stone Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8106, Longitude: -95.3874 In this case, the coordinates for Stone Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.609 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.541 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.36 degrees. |
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