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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 Wildheather, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wildheather 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 Wildheather:
    • 29.609300, -95.436900
    • 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 Wildheather
  • 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 Wildheather 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 Wildheather

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wildheather ...

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 north)
    • 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
  • Linkwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Linkwood is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linkwood
  • Main Street Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 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 northwest)
    • Maplewood is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Paradise Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Quail Glen is located in Fort Bend County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Glen
  • Sunny Side
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunny Side is located in Harris County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • 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
      (4 miles [6.4 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
      (5 miles [8 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 Wildheather 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 Wildheather to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wildheather 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 Wildheather to Houston, with an average speed<2> 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 145 miles [233.4 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 1,226 miles [1,973.1 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<3> 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).<4>
  • 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).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,693 miles [9,162 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wildheather) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Wildheather 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 Wildheather. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6093, Longitude: -95.4369       In this case, the coordinates for Wildheather have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.61 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.517 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.40 degrees.