Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Westlake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westlake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Westlake
- 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 Westlake:
- 29.787100, -95.713200
- 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 Westlake
- 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 Westlake is near Fort Bend County and also Waller County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fort Bend County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Westlake ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Westlake.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Westlake.
Beyond Texas, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Columbia County
- This Westlake is located in Columbia County and lies 842 miles [1,355.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westlake that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Westlake.
- Twiggs County
- This Westlake is located in Twiggs County and lies 745 miles [1,199 km] to the east northeast of the Westlake that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twiggs County community of Westlake.
- Idaho
- Illinois
- DuPage 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 Illinois community of Westlake [DuPage County].
- Will County
- This Westlake is located in Will County and lies 919 miles [1,479 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Westlake that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Westlake.
- Louisiana
- Calcasieu Parish
- This Westlake is located in Calcasieu Parish and lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Westlake that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calcasieu Parish community of Westlake.
- Natchitoches Parish
- This Westlake is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 204 miles [328.3 km] to the northeast of the Westlake that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Westlake.
- Maryland
- Montana
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westlake ...
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.
- Cypress Meadow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Meadow
- Cypress Meadow is located in Harris County
- Falcon Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falcon Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Point
- Falcon Point is located in Fort Bend County
- Fawn Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Governor Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Governor Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governor Place
- Governor Place is located in Harris County
- Heritage Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Meadows
- Heritage Meadows is located in Harris County
- Katy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Katy have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katy
- Katy is located in Fort Bend County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 23,889 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Katy <4>
- Katyland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Meadow Walk
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Walk have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Walk
- Meadow Walk is located in Harris County
- Memorial Parkway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Parkway have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Parkway
- Memorial Parkway is located in Harris County
- Memorial Thicket
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Thicket have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Thicket
- Memorial Thicket is located in Harris County
- Paddock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Park Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Park Ridge is located in Harris County
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- Rockstone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Rolling Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rolling Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
- Rolling Green is located in Harris County
- Settlers Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Settlers Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Settlers Village is located in Harris County
- Shepherd Trace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- 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
- Silvermill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silvermill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvermill
- Silvermill is located in Harris County
- Whispering Lakes
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Lakes
- Whispering Lakes is located in Harris County
- Williams Chase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Chase
- Williams Chase is located in Harris County
- Windsong
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Wood Fern
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockstone
How Far From Westlake 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 Westlake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Westlake and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Westlake to Houston, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,233 miles [1,984.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,099 miles [11,424.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,821 miles [12,586.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,697 miles [9,168.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westlake. 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Westlake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westlake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7871, Longitude: -95.7132 In this case, the coordinates for Westlake 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 Westlake 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Westlake to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.815 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.781 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.498 degrees. |