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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 Alum Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alum Creek 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 Alum Creek:
- 30.067524, -97.217789
- 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 Alum Creek
- 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 Bastrop County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bastrop County
- Since Alum Creek is near Fayette County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Alum Creek
Communities Also Named Alum Creek ...
We found four communities that are also named Alum Creek.
Within Texas, the name Alum Creek is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Mineral County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Mineral County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Alum Creek.
- Ohio
- Delaware County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Alum Creek [Delaware County].
- Franklin County
- This community is historic and although located in Franklin County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Alum Creek.
- West Virginia
- Lincoln County
- This Alum Creek is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Alum Creek that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Alum Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alum Creek ...
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.
- Clearview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Clearview is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
- Colorado
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Colorado is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colorado
- Flower Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Flower Hill is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
- Grassyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Grassyville is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassyville
- Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Hills Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- Jordan
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jordan is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Prairie Valley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Prairie Valley is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Valley
- Red Rock
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- String Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- String Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for String Prairie
How Far From Alum Creek 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 Alum Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alum Creek and extending to:
- Bastrop, which is the Seat of Bastrop County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Alum Creek to Austin, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,296 miles [2,085.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,871 miles [12,667.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Alum Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Alum Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Alum Creek 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 Alum Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0675, Longitude: -97.2178 In this case, the coordinates for Alum Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.839 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.024 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.109 degrees. |
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