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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 Floy, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Floy and the surrounding area.
- 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 Floy:
- 29.783007, -97.099153
- 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 Floy
- 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Since Floy is near Bastrop County and also Gonzales County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bastrop County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gonzales 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 Floy
Communities Also Named Floy ...
We found three communities that are also named Floy.
Within Texas, the name Floy is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Floy [DeKalb County].
- Arizona
- Apache County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Apache County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Floy.
- Utah
- Grand County
- This Floy is located in Grand County and lies 964 miles [1,551.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Floy that is located in Fayette County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grand County community of Floy.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Floy ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Cistern is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
- Former names for Cistern:
- Cockrell's Hill
- Milton
- Whiteside's Prairie
- Colony
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Colony is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
- Elm Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Elm Grove is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
- Flower Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Flower Hill is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
- High Hill ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- High Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
- Lena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lena is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
- Plum
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Valley is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Valley
- Swiss Alp
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Swiss Alp is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Alp
How Far From Floy 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 Floy to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Floy and extending to:
- La Grange, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Floy to La Grange, with an average speed<4> 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,301 miles [2,093.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,154 miles [11,513.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,880 miles [12,681.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Floy, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Floy) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Floy to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Floy. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7830, Longitude: -97.0992 In this case, the coordinates for Floy have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.717 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.843 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.082 degrees. |
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