Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Beyersville:
  • 30.510017, -97.329643
  • 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 Beyersville

• 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 Beyersville is near Travis County and also Bastrop 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 Bastrop 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 Beyersville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beyersville ...

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.

• Circleville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Circleville is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
• Elm Grove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Elm Grove is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
• Frame Switch
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Frame Switch is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Switch
• Hare
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hare is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hare
• Knobbs Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Knobbs Springs
  • From Beyersville to Knobbs Springs
• New Sweden
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • New Sweden is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
• Norman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Norman is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
• Normans Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Normans Crossing is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normans Crossing
• Pleasant Grove ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Bastrop County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Structure
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Structure is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Structure
• Type
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Type is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Type

How Far From Beyersville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Beyersville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Beyersville and extending to:

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Beyersville to Georgetown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,285 miles [2,068 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 73 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,124 miles [11,465 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,853 miles [12,638.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,730 miles [9,221.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'