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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 Knobbs Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knobbs Springs 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 Knobbs Springs:
- 30.360543, -97.199120
- 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 Knobbs Springs
- 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Knobbs Springs is near Bastrop County and also Williamson 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 Williamson 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 Knobbs Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knobbs Springs ...
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.
- Blue
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Butler is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
- Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hills is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
- Leo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Leo is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Lincoln
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Structure
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Structure is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Structure
- Tanglewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Type
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Type is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Type
How Far From Knobbs Springs 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 Knobbs Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Knobbs Springs and extending to:
- Giddings, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Knobbs Springs to Giddings, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,284 miles [2,066.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 73 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,855 miles [12,641.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,732 miles [9,224.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Knobbs Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Knobbs Springs 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 Knobbs Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3605, Longitude: -97.1991 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.872 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.099 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.076 degrees. |
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