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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 Edgewater Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Edgewater Beach and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Edgewater Beach:
    • 30.403255, -97.998902
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Edgewater Beach
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Edgewater Beach ...

We found ten communities that share the name Edgewater Beach.

Within Texas, the name Edgewater Beach is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout 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 ...
    • Indiana
      • Porter County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Edgewater Beach [Porter County].
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Edgewater Beach is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,347 miles [2,167.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Edgewater Beach that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Edgewater Beach.
    • Michigan
      • Cheboygan County
      • This Edgewater Beach is located in Cheboygan County and lies 1,279 miles [2,058.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Edgewater Beach that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cheboygan County community of Edgewater Beach.
    • Missouri
      • Taney County
      • This Edgewater Beach is located in Taney County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Edgewater Beach that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taney County community of Edgewater Beach.
    • New York
      • Oneida County
      • This Edgewater Beach is located in Oneida County and lies 1,508 miles [2,426.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Edgewater Beach that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Edgewater Beach.
    • Ohio
      • Licking County
      • This Edgewater Beach is located in Licking County and lies 1,095 miles [1,762.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Edgewater Beach that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Licking County community of Edgewater Beach.
    • Ontario
      • This Edgewater Beach lies 1,156 miles [1,860.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Edgewater Beach that is located in Travis County.
    • Tennessee
      • Lake County
      • This Edgewater Beach is located in Lake County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Edgewater Beach that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Edgewater Beach.
    • Washington
      • Thurston County
      • This Edgewater Beach is located in Thurston County and lies 1,757 miles [2,827.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Edgewater Beach that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Thurston County community of Edgewater Beach.
    • Wisconsin
      • Brown County
      • This Edgewater Beach is located in Brown County and lies 1,126 miles [1,812.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Edgewater Beach that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Edgewater Beach.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Edgewater Beach ...

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.

  • Bee Cave
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bee Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Cave
    • Bee Cave is located in Travis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bee Cave <4>
  • Buffalo Gap
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Points
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
    • Four Points is located in Travis County
  • Greenshores
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenshores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenshores
    • Greenshores is located in Travis County
  • Jonestown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
    • Jonestown is located in Travis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,169 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <4>
  • Lost Creek
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
    • Lost Creek is located in Travis County
  • Marshall Ford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Ford
    • Marshall Ford is located in Travis County
  • Nameless ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
    • Nameless is located in Travis County
    • Nameless has also been known as:
    • Cross Creek
    • Fairview
  • Point Venture
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Venture have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Venture
    • Point Venture is located in Travis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
    • Point Venture has also been known as:
    • Point Venture village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Venture <4>
  • Spicewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
    • Spicewood is located in Burnet County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spicewood <4>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Edgewater Beach and extending to:

  • Austin, which is the Seat of Travis County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Edgewater Beach to Austin, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,323 miles [2,129.2 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,155 miles [11,514.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,886 miles [12,691.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Edgewater Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Travis County: www.co.travis.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Edgewater Beach 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Edgewater Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Edgewater Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4033, Longitude: -97.9989       In this case, the coordinates for Edgewater Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Edgewater Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.409 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.739 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.419 degrees.




 

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