Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Westways, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Westways and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Westways
- 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 Westways:
- 29.834300, -95.553100
- 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 Westways
- 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 Westways 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Westways ...
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.
- City of Spring Valley Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for City of Spring Valley Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City of Spring Valley Village
- City of Spring Valley Village is located in Harris County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,302 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for City of Spring Valley Village <2>
- Forest Pine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Pine
- Forest Pine is located in Harris County
- Frosttown ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Gay Wood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Hennessey
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Memorial Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Grove
- Memorial Grove is located in Harris County
- Memorial Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Hollow
- Memorial Hollow is located in Harris County
- Memorial Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Pines
- Memorial Pines is located in Harris County
- Memorial Plaza
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memorial Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Plaza
- Memorial Plaza is located in Harris County
- Monarch Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monarch Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monarch Oaks
- Monarch Oaks is located in Harris County
- Royal Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Royal Oaks is located in Harris County
- Rustling Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rustling Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustling Oaks
- Rustling Oaks is located in Harris County
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- Shadow Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Oaks
- Shadow Oaks is located in Harris County
- Spring Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Meadows
- Spring Meadows is located in Harris County
- Spring Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Oaks
- Spring Oaks is located in Harris County
- Spring Shadows
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Shadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Shadows
- Spring Shadows is located in Harris County
- Spring Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Harris County
- Timber Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Oaks
- Timber Oaks is located in Harris County
- Woodland Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Oaks
- Woodland Oaks is located in Harris County
- Woodland Trails North
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Trails North have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Trails North
- Woodland Trails North is located in Harris County
- Yorkshire
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shadow Oaks
How Far From Westways 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 Westways to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Westways and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Westways to Houston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five 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 1,223 miles [1,968.2 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 7,091 miles [11,411.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,812 miles [12,572.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,688 miles [9,153.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Westways. 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> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Westways) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Westways. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8343, Longitude: -95.5531 In this case, the coordinates for Westways have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Westways 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 318.719 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.674 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.427 degrees. |