Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Youens:
  • 30.315488, -95.374661
  • 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 Youens

• 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Since Youens is near San Jacinto County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Jacinto County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Liberty 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 Youens

Curious and Interesting Names Near Youens ...

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.

• Cut and Shoot
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cut and Shoot is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cut and Shoot
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,490 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cut and Shoot <1>
• Danville ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Danville is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
• Deerbrook
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Deerbrook is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
• Egypt
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Egypt is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
• Four Corners
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Four Corners is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Corners
• Magnolia
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Magnolia is located in San Jacinto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
• Midline
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Midline is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midline
• Oak Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in San Jacinto County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Panorama Village
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Panorama Village is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Village
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,446 people
• Security
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Security is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Security
• Sleepy Hollow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sleepy Hollow is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
• Woodbranch
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodbranch is located in Montgomery County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbranch
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people

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

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

• Conroe, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the West.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Youens to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,195 miles [1,923.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,059 miles [11,360.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,781 miles [12,522.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,657 miles [9,104.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'