Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Woodedge Village:
  • 29.948500, -95.581200
  • 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 Woodedge Village

• 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 Woodedge Village is near Montgomery County and also Fort Bend 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 Fort Bend 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 Woodedge Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodedge Village ...

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 northeast)
  • Champion Park is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Park
• Charterwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Charterwood is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charterwood
• Cypress Glen
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cypress Glen is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Glen
• Deco
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Deco is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deco
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deco <1>
• Enchanted Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Enchanted Valley is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Valley
• Harvest Meadows
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Harvest Meadows is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Meadows
• Ravensway
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Ravensway is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravensway
• Tallowwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Tallowwood is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tallowwood
• Tower Oak Bend
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Tower Oak Bend is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oak Bend
• Tower Oak Plaza
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Tower Oak Plaza is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oak Plaza
• Tower Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Tower Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oaks
• Tower Oaks Meadows
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Tower Oaks Meadows is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Oaks Meadows
• Turtle Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Turtle Lake is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Lake

How Far From Woodedge Village to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Woodedge Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Woodedge Village and extending to:

• Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Woodedge Village 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 6 hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 130 miles [209.2 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,220 miles [1,963.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,808 miles [12,565.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,683 miles [9,145.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'