Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Tomball:
  • 30.096576, -95.618989
  • 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 Tomball

• 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 Tomball is near Montgomery County and also Waller County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Waller 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 Tomball

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tomball ...

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.

• Charterwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Charterwood is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charterwood
• Decker Prairie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Decker Prairie is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Prairie
• Five Oaks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Five Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
• Londonderry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Londonderry is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
• Oklahoma
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Oklahoma is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
• Rose Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rose Hill is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Spring Creek Forest
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Creek Forest is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Forest
• Stagecoach
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Stagecoach is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stagecoach
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 604 people
• Willow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Willow is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
• Willow Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Willow Forest is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Forest

How Far From Tomball 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 city such as Tomball to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Tomball and extending to:

• Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tomball to Houston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 127 miles [204.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 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 7,079 miles [11,392.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,802 miles [12,556.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,678 miles [9,137.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'