Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sugar Land, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sugar Land and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sugar Land
- 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 Sugar Land:
- 29.598444, -95.622475
- 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 Sugar Land
- 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 Fort Bend County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
- Since Sugar Land is near Harris County and also Brazoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Sugar Land ...
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.
- Booth
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
- Booth is located in Fort Bend County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Booth <1>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Booth
- From Sugar Land to Booth
- Dover
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Fifth Street
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fifth Street have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifth Street
- Fifth Street is located in Fort Bend County
- First Colony
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for First Colony have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Colony
- First Colony is located in Fort Bend County
- Greatwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Greatwood Trails
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greatwood Trails have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood Trails
- Greatwood Trails is located in Fort Bend County
- Greatwood Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greatwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greatwood Village
- Greatwood Village is located in Fort Bend County
- Hall Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Harlem
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Harlem. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harlem
- Harlem is located in Fort Bend County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Harlem
- From Sugar Land to Harlem
- Herbert
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Kings Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
- Kings Landing is located in Fort Bend County
- Kingsway
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Meadows Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadows Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Place
- Meadows Place is located in Fort Bend County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,813 people
- New Territory
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Territory have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Territory
- New Territory is located in Fort Bend County
- Pheasant Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Creek
- Pheasant Creek is located in Fort Bend County
- Providence
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
- Providence is located in Fort Bend County
- Quail Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
- Quail Valley is located in Fort Bend County
- Meadows
How Far From Sugar Land 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 city such as Sugar Land to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Sugar Land and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the Seat of Fort Bend County, lies just to the West.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<5> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Sugar Land to Austin, with an average speed<6>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,236 miles [1,989.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,106 miles [11,436 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,827 miles [12,596.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,702 miles [9,176.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sugar Land: www.ci.sugar-land.tx.us/
The official website for Fort Bend County: www.co.fort-bend.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | 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 from Point A (ie- Sugar Land) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sugar Land. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.5984, Longitude: -95.6225 |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Sugar Land to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.728 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.654 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.478 degrees. |