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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 Anderson Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anderson Mill 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 Anderson Mill:
- 30.454922, -97.805843
- 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 Anderson Mill
- 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
- Since Anderson Mill is near Travis County and also Hays County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Travis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hays 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 Anderson Mill
Communities Also Named Anderson Mill ...
We found one communities that are also named Anderson Mill.
Within Texas, the name Anderson Mill is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Anderson Mill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Bulloch County
- This Anderson Mill is located in Bulloch County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the east of the Anderson Mill that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Anderson Mill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Anderson Mill ...
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.
- Cedar Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Four Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Four Points is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Greenshores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenshores is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenshores
- Jollyville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jollyville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
- Jonestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Kings Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Kings Village is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
- Marshall Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Ford is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Ford
- Nameless ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Nameless is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Nameless has also been known as:
- Cross Creek
- Fairview
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Pond Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pond Springs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Springs
- Round Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Three Points
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Three Points is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
- Turkey Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Hollow is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hollow
- Waters Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Waters Park is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Park
How Far From Anderson Mill 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 Anderson Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Anderson Mill and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Anderson Mill to Georgetown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 13 miles [20.9 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,311 miles [2,109.8 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 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,876 miles [12,675.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,753 miles [9,258.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Anderson Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Anderson Mill 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 Anderson Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4549, Longitude: -97.8058 In this case, the coordinates for Anderson Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.288 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.603 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.331 degrees. |
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