Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Berrys Creek:
  • 30.715191, -97.660010
  • 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 Berrys 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
  • Since Berrys Creek is near Bell County and also Burnet County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bell County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Berrys Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Berrys 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.

• Cedar Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Cedar Valley is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
• Corn Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Corn Hill is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corn Hill
• Florence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Florence is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,304 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <1>
• Georgetown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Georgetown is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <1>
• Hunt Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Hunt Crossing is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Crossing
• Jonah
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jonah is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonah
• New Corn Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • New Corn Hill is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Corn Hill
• Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
• Prairie Dell
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Prairie Dell is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Dell
• Round Rock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Round Rock is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Rock
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Rock <1>
• Sun City
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Sun City is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City

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

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

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Berrys Creek to Austin, with an average speed<3> 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 over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,294 miles [2,082.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,857 miles [12,644.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,734 miles [9,228 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'