Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Willow Forest:
  • 30.092000, -95.552300
  • 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 Willow Forest

• 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 Willow Forest is near Montgomery County and also Waller County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Willow Forest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Willow Forest ...

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.

• Champions East
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Champions East is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champions East
• Charterwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Charterwood is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charterwood
• Cypresswood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cypresswood is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood
• Cypresswood Glen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cypresswood Glen is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood Glen
• Decker Prairie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Decker Prairie is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Prairie
• Five Oaks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Five Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Oaks
• Londonderry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Londonderry is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Londonderry
• Oklahoma
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Oklahoma is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
• Spring Creek Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Spring Creek Forest is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Forest
• Terranova
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Terranova is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terranova
• Willow
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Willow is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Willow Forest and extending to:

• Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Willow Forest to Houston, with an average speed<2> 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 131 miles [210.8 km] to the west (W). 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 1,213 miles [1,952.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,077 miles [11,389.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,800 miles [12,552.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,675 miles [9,133 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'