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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 Golden Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Golden 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 Golden Beach:
    • 30.801012, -98.471421
    • 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 Golden 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 Golden Beach ...

We found four communities that share the name Golden Beach.

Within Texas, the name Golden Beach is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Miami-Dade County
      • This Golden Beach is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 1,162 miles [1,870.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Golden Beach that is located in Llano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Golden Beach.
      • Sarasota 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 Florida community of Golden Beach [Sarasota County].
    • Maryland
      • Saint Mary's County
      • This Golden Beach is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 1,342 miles [2,159.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Golden Beach that is located in Llano County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Golden Beach.
    • Ontario
      • This Golden Beach lies 1,423 miles [2,290.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Golden Beach that is located in Llano County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Golden 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.

  • Baby Head ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Baby Head. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baby Head
    • Baby Head is located in Llano County
  • Cherokee
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Click ‑ Historic
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Click have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Click
    • Click is located in Llano County
  • Cottonwood Shores
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Shores
    • Cottonwood Shores is located in Burnet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood Shores <4>
  • Granite Shoals
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Shoals have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Shoals
    • Granite Shoals is located in Burnet County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,162 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Granite Shoals <4>
  • High Valley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Valley
    • High Valley is located in San Saba County
  • Horseshoe Bay
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Kingsland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kingsland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
    • Kingsland is located in Llano County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsland <4>
  • Lake Victor
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Victor have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Victor
    • Lake Victor is located in Burnet County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lone Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lone Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Grove
      • Lone Grove is located in Llano County
    • Marble Falls
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadowlakes
      (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlakes have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
      • Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
    • Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
      (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Mill
      • Mormon Mill is located in Burnet County
      • Mormon Mill has also been known as:
      • Mormon Colony
    • Silver Creek Village
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek Village
      • Silver Creek Village is located in Burnet County
    • Sunrise Beach Village
      (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach Village
      • Sunrise Beach Village is located in Llano County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 810 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunrise Beach Village <4>

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

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

  • Llano, which is the Seat of Llano County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Golden Beach to Llano, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,332 miles [2,143.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,152 miles [11,510 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,885 miles [12,689.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,763 miles [9,274.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Golden Beach. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Golden Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Golden Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8010, Longitude: -98.4714       In this case, the coordinates for Golden Beach 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Golden 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.
<3>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Golden Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.787 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.236 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.594 degrees.




 

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