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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 Kyle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kyle 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 Kyle:
- 30.000187, -97.872606
- 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 Kyle
- 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 Hays County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hays County
- Since Kyle is near Caldwell County and also Travis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Travis 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 Kyle
Communities Also Named Kyle ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Kyle.
Within Texas, the name Kyle is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Fannin County
- This Kyle is located in Fannin County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kyle that is located in Hays County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Kyle.
- Idaho
- Shoshone County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Kyle [Shoshone County].
- Indiana
- Dearborn County
- This Kyle is located in Dearborn County and lies 965 miles [1,553 km]<1> to the northeast of the Kyle that is located in Hays County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dearborn County community of Kyle.
- Kansas
- Coffey County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kyle [Coffey County].
- Morton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Kyle [Morton County].
- Missouri
- Buchanan County
- This Kyle is located in Buchanan County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Kyle that is located in Hays County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buchanan County community of Kyle.
- Montana
- Jefferson County
- This Kyle is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,358 miles [2,185.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Kyle that is located in Hays County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Kyle.
- Nevada
- Lincoln County
- This Kyle is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,078 miles [1,734.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Kyle that is located in Hays County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Kyle.
- North Carolina
- Macon County
- This Kyle is located in Macon County and lies 903 miles [1,453.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kyle that is located in Hays County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Kyle.
- Saskatchewan
- This Kyle lies 1,531 miles [2,463.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Kyle that is located in Hays County.
- South Dakota
- Oglala Lakota County
- This Kyle is located in Oglala Lakota County and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Kyle that is located in Hays County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oglala Lakota County community of Kyle.
- Virginia
- Botetourt County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Kyle [Botetourt County].
- West Virginia
- McDowell County
- This Kyle is located in McDowell County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kyle that is located in Hays County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Kyle.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kyle ...
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.
- Carl
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Flatrock Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hays
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Hays is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Hays City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hays City is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays City
- Maxwell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Mendoza
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Mountain City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mountain City is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Mustang Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
- Onion Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Onion Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
- Reedville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Shady Hollow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
How Far From Kyle to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Kyle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Kyle and extending to:
- San Marcos, which is the Seat of Hays County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kyle to San Marcos, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 19 miles [30.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,331 miles [2,142 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 76 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,172 miles [11,542.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,901 miles [12,715.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,778 miles [9,298.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Kyle) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Kyle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Kyle 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Kyle 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 Kyle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0002, Longitude: -97.8726 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.262 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.515 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.396 degrees. |
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