Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Windsor Park Lakes, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Windsor Park Lakes and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Windsor Park Lakes

• 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 Windsor Park Lakes:
  • 29.763600, -95.708400
  • 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 Windsor Park Lakes

• 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 Windsor Park Lakes is near Fort Bend County and also Waller 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 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 Windsor Park Lakes

Curious and Interesting Names Near Windsor Park Lakes ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cypress Meadow is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Meadow
• Falcon Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Falcon Point is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falcon Point
• Governor Place
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Governor Place is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Governor Place
• Meadow Walk
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Meadow Walk is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Walk
• Memorial Parkway
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Memorial Parkway is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Parkway
• Memorial Thicket
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Memorial Thicket is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Thicket
• Mission Bend
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Mission Bend is located in Fort Bend County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mission Bend
• Park Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Park Ridge is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
• Rolling Green
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rolling Green is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Green
• Silvermill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Silvermill is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvermill
• Williams Chase
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Williams Chase is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Chase
• Wood Fern
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Wood Fern is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Fern

How Far From Windsor Park Lakes 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 Windsor Park Lakes to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Windsor Park Lakes 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 Windsor Park Lakes to Houston, with an average speed<2> 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 126 miles [202.8 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 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,822 miles [12,588.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,698 miles [9,170 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'