Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Krebsville

• 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 Krebsville:
  • 29.990501, -96.584695
  • 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 Krebsville

• 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 Austin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Austin County
  • Since Krebsville is near Fayette County and also Colorado County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colorado 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 Krebsville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Krebsville ...

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.

• Greenvine
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Greenvine is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
• Haw Creek ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
• Industry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Industry is located in Austin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Industry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 326 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Industry <1>
• Lone Oak
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Lone Oak is located in Colorado County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
• Post Oak Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Post Oak Point is located in Austin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak Point
• Rockhouse
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockhouse is located in Austin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
• Round Top
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Round Top is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Top <1>
• Welcome
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Welcome is located in Austin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
• Willow Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Willow Springs is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Krebsville and extending to:

• Bellville, which is the Seat of Austin County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Krebsville to Bellville, 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 71 miles [114.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,267 miles [2,039 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 72 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,123 miles [11,463.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,848 miles [12,630.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,724 miles [9,211.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'