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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 Jollyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jollyville 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 Jollyville:
- 30.442701, -97.775009
- 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 Jollyville
- 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
- Since Jollyville is near Travis County and also Hays County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Travis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hays 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 Jollyville
Communities Also Named Jollyville ...
We found two communities that are also named Jollyville.
Within Texas, the name Jollyville is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Iowa
- Lee County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Lee County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Jollyville.
- Oklahoma
- Murray County
- This Jollyville is located in Murray County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<2> to the north of the Jollyville that is located in Williamson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Murray County community of Jollyville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jollyville ...
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.
- Cedar Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Four Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Four Points is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Greenshores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenshores is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenshores
- Kings Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kings Village is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
- Marshall Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Ford is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Ford
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Pond Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pond Springs is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Springs
- Round Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Three Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Three Points is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
- Turkey Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Hollow is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hollow
- Walnut Forest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Forest is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Forest
- Waters Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Waters Park is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Park
How Far From Jollyville 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 Jollyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Jollyville and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jollyville to Georgetown, 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 four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,310 miles [2,108.2 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 75 days.
- The shortest distance<5> 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).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,875 miles [12,673.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 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 Jollyville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Jollyville) 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 Jollyville 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 Jollyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4427, Longitude: -97.7750 In this case, the coordinates for Jollyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.266 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.575 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.318 degrees. |
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