Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for China 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 China Creek:
  • 31.259056, -98.789766
  • 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 China 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 San Saba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for San Saba County
  • Since China Creek is near Mills County and also Lampasas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mills County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lampasas 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 China Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near China 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.

• Big Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Valley is located in Mills County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley
• Buffalo
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Buffalo is located in Mills County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Double Ford
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Double Ford is located in Mills County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Ford
• Hall
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Hall is located in San Saba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
• Locker ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Locker is located in San Saba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
• Red Bluff Crossing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Red Bluff Crossing is located in Lampasas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Crossing
• Regency ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Regency is located in Mills County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
• Ridge
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Ridge is located in Mills County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
• Rough Creek Crossing
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rough Creek Crossing is located in San Saba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek Crossing
• Spring Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Spring Creek is located in San Saba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek

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

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

• San Saba, which is the Seat of San Saba County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from China Creek to Austin, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,333 miles [2,145.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,875 miles [12,673.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,754 miles [9,260.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'