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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 Timber Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Timber Oaks and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Timber Oaks:
    • 29.804800, -95.559900
    • 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 Timber 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 Timber 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 Timber Oaks

Curious and Interesting Names Near Timber 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.

  • City of Spring Valley Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Frosttown ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Frosttown is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosttown
  • Gay Wood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Gay Wood is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Wood
  • Hennessey
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hennessey is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
  • Memorial Bend
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Memorial Bend is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Bend
  • Memorial Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Memorial Grove is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Grove
  • Memorial Hollow
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Memorial Hollow is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Hollow
  • Memorial Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Memorial Pines is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Pines
  • Memorial Plaza
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Memorial Plaza is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Plaza
  • Royal Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Royal Oaks is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
  • Rustling Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Rustling Oaks is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustling Oaks
  • Shadow Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Shadow Oaks is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Oaks
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Spring Meadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Spring Meadows is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
    • Spring Oaks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Spring Oaks is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Oaks
    • Spring Shadows
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Spring Shadows is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Shadows
    • Spring Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Spring Valley is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Walnut Bend
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Walnut Bend is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bend
    • Yorkshire
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Yorkshire is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

How Far From Timber Oaks 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 Timber 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 Timber Oaks and extending to:

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Timber Oaks to Houston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 134 miles [215.7 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 1,224 miles [1,969.8 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 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,814 miles [12,575.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,689 miles [9,155.6 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 '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- Timber 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 Timber 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 Timber Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8048, Longitude: -95.5599       In this case, the coordinates for Timber Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.719 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.67 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.433 degrees.