Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Walnut Bend, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walnut Bend and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Walnut Bend
- 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 Walnut Bend:
- 29.754900, -95.569700
- 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 Walnut Bend
- 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 Walnut Bend is near Fort Bend County and also Brazoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Walnut Bend ...
We found three communities that share the name Walnut Bend.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Walnut Bend.
Beyond Texas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Cooke County
- This Walnut Bend is located in Cooke County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Walnut Bend that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooke County community of Walnut Bend.
- Cooke County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Walnut Bend [Lee County].
- Pennsylvania
- Venango County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Walnut Bend [Venango County].
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walnut Bend ...
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.
- Frosttown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Gay Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Hennessey
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Memorial Bend
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Bend
- Memorial Bend is located in Harris County
- Memorial Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Grove
- Memorial Grove is located in Harris County
- Memorial Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Hollow
- Memorial Hollow is located in Harris County
- Memorial Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Pines
- Memorial Pines is located in Harris County
- Memorial Plaza
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Plaza
- Memorial Plaza is located in Harris County
- Rustling Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rustling Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustling Oaks
- Rustling Oaks is located in Harris County
- Shadow Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Oaks
- Shadow Oaks is located in Harris County
- Shepherd Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Trace
- Shepherd Trace is located in Harris County
- Yorkshire
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
How Far From Walnut Bend 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 Walnut Bend to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walnut Bend and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Walnut Bend to Houston, with an average speed<4> 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 1,227 miles [1,974.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,095 miles [11,418.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,817 miles [12,580.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,692 miles [9,160.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walnut Bend. 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> | 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- Walnut Bend) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walnut Bend. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7549, Longitude: -95.5697 In this case, the coordinates for Walnut Bend have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Walnut Bend could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Walnut Bend to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.718 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.662 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.441 degrees. |