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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 Wimbledon Estates, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wimbledon Estates and the surrounding area.
- 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 Wimbledon Estates:
- 30.017400, -95.514800
- 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 Wimbledon Estates
- 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 Wimbledon Estates 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 Wimbledon Estates
Communities Also Named Wimbledon Estates ...
We found two communities that are also named Wimbledon Estates.
Within Texas, the name Wimbledon Estates is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Wimbledon Estates is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 265 miles [426.5 km]<1> to the east of the Wimbledon Estates that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Wimbledon Estates.
- Saint Tammany Parish
- This Wimbledon Estates is located in Saint Tammany Parish and lies 342 miles [550.4 km] to the east of the Wimbledon Estates that is located in Harris County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Tammany Parish community of Wimbledon Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wimbledon Estates ...
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.
- Champion Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Champion Park is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Park
- Champions East
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Champions East is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champions East
- Champions Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Champions Point is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champions Point
- Charterwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Charterwood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charterwood
- Cutten Green
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cutten Green is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutten Green
- Cypresswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Cypresswood is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood
- Cypresswood Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cypresswood Glen is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypresswood Glen
- Deco
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Fountainhead
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Fountainhead is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountainhead
- Spring Creek Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Spring Creek Forest is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Forest
- Terranova
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Terranova is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terranova
How Far From Wimbledon Estates 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 Wimbledon Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wimbledon Estates and extending to:
- Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wimbledon Estates to Houston, with an average speed<3> 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 134 miles [215.7 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 1,214 miles [1,953.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,080 miles [11,394.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,802 miles [12,556.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,677 miles [9,136.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wimbledon Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Wimbledon Estates 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 Wimbledon Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0174, Longitude: -95.5148 In this case, the coordinates for Wimbledon Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.721 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.70 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.393 degrees. |
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