Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Woods of Lakeside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woods of Lakeside and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Woods of Lakeside

• 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 Woods of Lakeside:
  • 29.755500, -95.580400
  • 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 Woods of Lakeside

• 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 Woods of Lakeside 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 Woods of Lakeside

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woods of Lakeside ...

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.

• Frosttown ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Frosttown is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frosttown
• Gay Wood
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Gay Wood is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Wood
• Hennessey
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Hennessey is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hennessey
• Memorial Bend
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Memorial Bend is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Bend
• Memorial Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Memorial Grove is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Grove
• Memorial Hollow
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Memorial Hollow is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Hollow
• Memorial Pines
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Memorial Pines is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Pines
• Memorial Plaza
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Memorial Plaza is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memorial Plaza
• Rustling Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Rustling Oaks is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustling Oaks
• Shepherd Trace
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Shepherd Trace is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Trace
• Walnut Bend
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Walnut Bend is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Bend
• Yorkshire
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Yorkshire is located in Harris County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

How Far From Woods of Lakeside 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 Woods of Lakeside to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Houston, which is the Seat of Harris County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Woods of Lakeside to Houston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 134 miles [215.7 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 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,227 miles [1,974.7 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 7,096 miles [11,419.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,817 miles [12,580.2 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>'