RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Texas >> Harris County >> Walden Woods >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...

Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Walden Woods, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walden Woods 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 Walden Woods:
    • 30.090000, -95.575200
    • 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 Walden Woods
  • 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 Walden Woods 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 Walden Woods

Communities Also Named Walden Woods ...

We found three communities that are also named Walden Woods.

Within Texas, the name Walden Woods is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Walden Woods is located in Hillsborough County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<1> to the east of the Walden Woods that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Walden Woods.
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This Walden Woods is located in Hall County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walden Woods that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Walden Woods.
    • North Carolina
      • Wake County
      • This Walden Woods is located in Wake County and lies 1,058 miles [1,702.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Walden Woods that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Walden Woods.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walden Woods ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Charterwood is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charterwood
  • Cypresswood Glen
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cypresswood Glen is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood Glen
  • Decker Prairie
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Decker Prairie is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Prairie
  • Five Oaks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Five Oaks is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
  • Londonderry
    (2 miles [3.2 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
  • Spring Creek Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Spring Creek Forest is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Forest
  • Terranova
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Terranova is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terranova
  • Willow
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Willow is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow
  • Willow Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Willow Forest is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Forest

How Far From Walden Woods 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 Walden Woods to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walden Woods and extending to:

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Walden Woods 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 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 1,214 miles [1,953.7 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 7,078 miles [11,390.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,801 miles [12,554.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,676 miles [9,134.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Walden Woods) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Walden Woods 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 Walden Woods. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0900, Longitude: -95.5752       In this case, the coordinates for Walden Woods have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.771 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.768 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.411 degrees.