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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 Buda, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buda 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 Buda:
- 30.080870, -97.843539
- 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 Buda
- 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 Hays County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hays County
- Since Buda 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 Buda
Communities Also Named Buda ...
We found ten communities that are also named Buda.
Within Texas, the name Buda is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Weld County
- This Buda is located in Weld County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Buda that is located in Hays County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weld County community of Buda.
- Florida
- Alachua County
- This Buda is located in Alachua County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the east of the Buda that is located in Hays County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Buda.
- Orange County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Buda [Orange County].
- Seminole County
- This Buda is located in Seminole County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km] to the east of the Buda that is located in Hays County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Seminole County community of Buda.
- Illinois
- Bureau County
- This Buda is located in Bureau County and lies 900 miles [1,448.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Buda that is located in Hays County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bureau County community of Buda.
- Iowa
- Wayne County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Buda [Wayne County].
- Kansas
- Cloud County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Buda [Cloud County].
- Ness County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Ness County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ness County community of Buda.
- Nebraska
- Buffalo County
- This Buda is located in Buffalo County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the north of the Buda that is located in Hays County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buffalo County community of Buda.
- Ontario
- This Buda lies 1,350 miles [2,172.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Buda that is located in Hays County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buda ...
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.
- Carl
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Flatrock Ford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ford Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Ford Oaks is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Oaks
- Hays
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hays is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Hays City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Hays City is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays City
- Mountain City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain City is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Mustang Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
- Onion Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Onion Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Shady Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
How Far From Buda to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Buda to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Buda and extending to:
- San Marcos, which is the Seat of Hays County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Buda to San Marcos, with an average speed<4> 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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,327 miles [2,135.6 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 76 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,167 miles [11,534.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,896 miles [12,707.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,773 miles [9,290.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Buda) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Buda could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 Buda, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Buda 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 Buda. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0809, Longitude: -97.8435 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.256 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.517 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.377 degrees. |
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