Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Conoley:
  • 30.558257, -97.170824
  • 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 Conoley

• 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 Milam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Milam County
  • Since Conoley is near Williamson County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Conoley

Curious and Interesting Names Near Conoley ...

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.

• Blue
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Blue is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
• Forest Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Forest Grove is located in Milam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
• Handy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Handy is located in Milam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handy
• Hare
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Hare is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hare
• Hicks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hicks is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
• Liberty Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Milam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Marjorie
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marjorie is located in Milam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marjorie
• Pleasant Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Milam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Rockdale
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockdale is located in Milam County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockdale <1>
• Structure
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Structure is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Structure
• Tanglewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

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

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

• Cameron, which is the Seat of Milam County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Conoley to Cameron, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 39 miles [62.8 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,275 miles [2,051.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,116 miles [11,452.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,844 miles [12,623.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,721 miles [9,207.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'