Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 West Lea:
  • 29.536600, -95.325500
  • 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 West Lea

• 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 Brazoria County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brazoria County
  • Since West Lea is near Harris County and also Galveston 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 Galveston 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 West Lea

Curious and Interesting Names Near West Lea ...

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.

• Cobblestone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Cobblestone is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
• Fairway Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Fairway Village is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairway Village
• Heritage Green
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Heritage Green is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Green
• Hickory Creek Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Creek Place is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek Place
• Magnolia Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Magnolia Place is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Place
• Meadowview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Meadowview is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
• Pearland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pearland is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 123,562 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearland <1>
• Regal Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Regal Oaks is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regal Oaks
• Regency Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Regency Park is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
• Rustic Oaks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rustic Oaks is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Oaks
• Shadycrest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Shadycrest is located in Brazoria County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadycrest

How Far From West Lea 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 community such as West Lea to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in West Lea and extending to:

• Angleton, which is the Seat of Brazoria County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from West Lea to Angleton, with an average speed<3> 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 153 miles [246.2 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,224 miles [1,969.8 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 7,097 miles [11,421.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,817 miles [12,580.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,692 miles [9,160.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'