Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Flower Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flower Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Flower Hill
- 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 Flower Hill:
- 29.965222, -97.131653
- 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 Flower Hill
- 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 Bastrop County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bastrop County
- Since Flower Hill is near Fayette County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Flower Hill ...
We found eight communities that share the name Flower Hill.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Flower Hill.
Beyond Texas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Colorado County
- Although located in Colorado County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colorado County community of Flower Hill.
- Colorado County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lawrence County
- This Flower Hill is located in Lawrence County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Flower Hill that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Flower Hill.
- Louisiana
- West Feliciana Parish
- This Flower Hill is located in West Feliciana Parish and lies 346 miles [556.8 km]<1> to the east of the Flower Hill that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the West Feliciana Parish community of Flower Hill.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Flower Hill is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,296 miles [2,085.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Flower Hill that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Flower Hill.
- Mississippi
- Warren 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 Mississippi community of Flower Hill [Warren County].
- New York
- Nassau County
- This Flower Hill is located in Nassau County and lies 1,510 miles [2,430.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Flower Hill that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nassau County community of Flower Hill.
- North Carolina
- Randolph 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 North Carolina community of Flower Hill [Randolph County].
- Pennsylvania
- Delaware 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 Pennsylvania community of Flower Hill [Delaware County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flower Hill ...
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.
- Cistern
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
- Cistern is located in Fayette County
- Former names for Cistern:
- Cockrell's Hill
- Milton
- Whiteside's Prairie
- Clearview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Colony
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Colorado
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Grassyville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassyville
- Grassyville is located in Bastrop County
- Hills Prairie
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jordan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Lena
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Plum
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Plum is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <4>
- Prairie Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Valley
- Prairie Valley is located in Fayette County
- String Prairie
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for String Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for String Prairie
- String Prairie is located in Bastrop County
How Far From Flower Hill 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 Flower Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flower Hill and extending to:
- Bastrop, which is the Seat of Bastrop County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Flower Hill to Bastrop, 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 four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,295 miles [2,084.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,872 miles [12,668.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,748 miles [9,250.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flower Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Flower Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flower Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.9652, Longitude: -97.1317 In this case, the coordinates for Flower Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Flower Hill 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> | 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 Flower Hill 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 319.767 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.925 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.081 degrees. |