Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Coupland:
  • 30.459699, -97.391093
  • 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 Coupland

• 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 Coupland 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 Coupland

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coupland ...

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.

• Butler
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Butler is located in Bastrop County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
• Circleville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Circleville is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circleville
• 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
• Manor
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Manor is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <1>
• New Sweden
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • New Sweden is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
• Norman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Norman is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
• Normans Crossing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Normans Crossing is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normans Crossing
• Pleasant Grove ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Bastrop County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Structure
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Structure is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Structure
• Type
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Type is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Type

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

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

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Coupland to Georgetown, with an average speed<3> 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 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,290 miles [2,076.1 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 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,858 miles [12,646.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,735 miles [9,229.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'