Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Baby Head:
  • 30.887972, -98.653887
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Baby Head

• 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 Llano County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Llano County
  • Since Baby Head is near San Saba County and also Burnet County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for San Saba County
  • eBird sighting report for Burnet 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Baby Head ...

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.

• Cherokee
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Cherokee is located in San Saba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <1>
• Field Creek
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Field Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Field Creek
  • Field Creek is located in Llano County
• Golden Beach
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Beach
  • Golden Beach is located in Llano County
• High Valley
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Valley
  • High Valley is located in San Saba County
• Lone Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
  • Lone Grove is located in Llano County
• Rough Creek Crossing
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rough Creek Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek Crossing
  • Rough Creek Crossing is located in San Saba County
• Silver Creek Village
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Village
  • Silver Creek Village is located in Burnet County
• Valley Spring
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Spring
  • Valley Spring is located in Llano County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Spring <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Baby Head once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Baby Head and extending to:

• Llano, which is the Seat of Llano County, lies just to the South.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 69 miles [111 km]<4> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Baby Head to Austin, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,339 miles [2,154.9 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 53 days and walking would take 76 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,154 miles [11,513.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,888 miles [12,694.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,767 miles [9,281.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/