Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Horn 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 Horn Hill:
  • 31.569058, -96.633595
  • 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 Horn 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
  • Since Horn Hill is near McLennan County and also Falls County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McLennan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Falls 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 Horn Hill

Communities Also Named Horn Hill ...

We found one communities that are also named Horn Hill.

Within Texas, the name Horn Hill is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Horn Hill in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Covington County
    • This Horn Hill is located in Covington County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the east of the Horn Hill that is located in Limestone County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Horn Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Horn 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.

• Ben Hur
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ben Hur is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ben Hur
• Big Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Big Hill is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Hill
• Buffalo Mop
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Buffalo Mop is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Mop
• Forest Glade
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Forest Glade is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glade
• Lavender
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lavender is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lavender
• Little Elm
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Elm is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elm
• Mustang
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mustang is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
• Pleasant Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Prairie Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie Hill is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prairie Hill <2>
• Red Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Hill is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Sandy
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Sandy is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy

How Far From Horn 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 Horn Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Groesbeck, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Horn Hill to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,212 miles [1,950.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,042 miles [11,333 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,772 miles [12,507.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,649 miles [9,091.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'