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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Westhampton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westhampton 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 Westhampton:
    • 29.615800, -95.449700
    • 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 Westhampton
  • 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 Westhampton is near Fort Bend County and also Brazoria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Westhampton

Communities Also Named Westhampton ...

We found eight communities that are also named Westhampton.

Within Texas, the name Westhampton is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Dougherty County
      • This Westhampton is located in Dougherty County and lies 680 miles [1,094.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westhampton that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Westhampton.
    • Massachusetts
      • Hampshire County
      • This Westhampton is located in Hampshire County and lies 1,532 miles [2,465.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Westhampton that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hampshire County community of Westhampton.
    • New Jersey
      • Burlington 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 New Jersey community of Westhampton [Burlington County].
    • New York
      • Suffolk County
      • This Westhampton is located in Suffolk County and lies 1,493 miles [2,402.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Westhampton that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Westhampton.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Westhampton is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km]<1> to the northwest of the Westhampton that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Westhampton.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Westhampton is located in Fairfax County and lies 1,220 miles [1,963.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Westhampton that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Westhampton.
      • Henrico County
      • This Westhampton is located in Henrico County and lies 1,166 miles [1,876.5 km] to the east northeast of the Westhampton that is located in Harris County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Westhampton.
      • Richmond City
      • 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 Virginia community of Westhampton [Richmond City].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Westhampton ...

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.

  • Glen Iris
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Glen Iris is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Iris
  • Hobby
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hobby is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
  • Hunters Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Hunters Glen is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
  • Kennedy Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Kennedy Heights is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Heights
  • Kingsway
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Kingsway is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsway
  • Linkwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Linkwood is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
  • Main Street Gardens
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Main Street Gardens is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Main Street Gardens
  • Maplewood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Maplewood is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Paradise Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Paradise Valley is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Valley
  • Pierce Junction
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Pierce Junction is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Junction
  • Post Oak Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Post Oak Village is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Village
  • Quail Glen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Quail Glen is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Glen
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Sunny Side
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Sunny Side is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
    • Tiffany Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Tiffany Gardens is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiffany Gardens
    • Willow Bend
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Willow Bend is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Bend
    • Willow Brook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Willow Brook is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Brook
    • Woodside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Woodside is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside
    • Woodside Plaza
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Woodside Plaza is located in Harris County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodside Plaza

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

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

  • Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Westhampton to Houston, with an average speed<3> 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 144 miles [231.7 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 9 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,098 miles [11,423.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,818 miles [12,581.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,694 miles [9,163.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westhampton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Westhampton 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>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 Westhampton 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 Westhampton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6158, Longitude: -95.4497       In this case, the coordinates for Westhampton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.62 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.529 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.405 degrees.