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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 Lakehills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakehills and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lakehills:
    • 29.723279, -98.935031
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Lakehills
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Lakehills ...

We found one communities that share the name Lakehills.

Within Texas, the name Lakehills is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Coweta County
      • This Lakehills is located in Coweta County and lies 870 miles [1,400.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Lakehills that is located in Bandera County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of Lakehills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakehills ...

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.

  • Center Point
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Comfort
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comfort
    • Comfort is located in Kendall County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Comfort <2>
  • Cross Mountain
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mountain
    • Cross Mountain is located in Bexar County
  • English Crossing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Crossing
    • English Crossing is located in Bandera County
  • Grey Forest
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grey Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Forest
    • Grey Forest is located in Bexar County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
  • Highland Waters
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Waters
    • Highland Waters is located in Bandera County
  • Pipe Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Scenic Oaks
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scenic Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Oaks
    • Scenic Oaks is located in Bexar County
  • Walnut Grove
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Walnut Grove is located in Kendall County

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

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

  • Bandera, which is the Seat of Bandera County, lies just to the West.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Lakehills to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,395 miles [2,245 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 80 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,227 miles [11,630.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,959 miles [12,808.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,836 miles [9,392.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lakehills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Bandera County: www.banderacounty.org/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lakehills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lakehills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7233, Longitude: -98.9350       In this case, the coordinates for Lakehills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<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 Lakehills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.928 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.268 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.877 degrees.









 

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