Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Tower Oaks, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tower Oaks and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Tower Oaks
- 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 Tower Oaks:
- 29.949400, -95.605700
- 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 Tower 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:
- eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Since Tower Oaks is near Montgomery County and also Fort Bend County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Fort Bend 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 Tower 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.
- Cypress Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Glen
- Cypress Glen is located in Harris County
- Enchanted Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enchanted Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Valley
- Enchanted Valley is located in Harris County
- Harvest Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvest Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Meadows
- Harvest Meadows is located in Harris County
- Ravensway
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Tallowwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tallowwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowwood
- Tallowwood is located in Harris County
- Tower Oak Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Oak Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oak Bend
- Tower Oak Bend is located in Harris County
- Tower Oak Plaza
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Oak Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oak Plaza
- Tower Oak Plaza is located in Harris County
- Tower Oaks Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tower Oaks Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oaks Meadows
- Tower Oaks Meadows is located in Harris County
- Turtle Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turtle Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake
- Turtle Lake is located in Harris County
How Far From Tower 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 Tower 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 Tower Oaks and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Tower Oaks to Houston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 129 miles [207.6 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 1,221 miles [1,965 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 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,809 miles [12,567.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,684 miles [9,147.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Tower Oaks. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Harris County: www.co.harris.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tower Oaks) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tower Oaks. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9494, Longitude: -95.6057 In this case, the coordinates for Tower Oaks have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Tower Oaks to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.77 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.748 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.438 degrees. |