Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Town West:
  • 29.6638438, -95.6310571
  • 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 Town West

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
  • Since Town West is near Harris County and also Waller County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Harris 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 Town West

Curious and Interesting Names Near Town West ...

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.

• Dover
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dover is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Hall Lake
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hall Lake is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Lake
• Kings Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Kings Landing is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Landing
• Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Meadows is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows
• Meadows Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Meadows Place is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadows Place
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,813 people
• Mission Bend
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
• Mission Glen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Mission Glen is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Glen
• Pheasant Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Pheasant Creek is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Creek
• Pheasant Run
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Pheasant Run is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
• Providence
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Providence is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Rodeo Square
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rodeo Square is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodeo Square
• Two Worlds
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Two Worlds is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Worlds

How Far From Town West to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Town West to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Richmond, which is the Seat of Fort Bend County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Town West to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 133 miles [214 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 1,234 miles [1,985.9 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,102 miles [11,429.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,824 miles [12,591.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,699 miles [9,171.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'