Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lakeway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lakeway and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lakeway
- 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 Lakeway:
- 30.357754, -97.976445
- 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 Lakeway
- 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 Travis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Travis County
- Since Lakeway is near Hays County and also Williamson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hays County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Lakeway ...
We found two communities that share the name Lakeway.
Within Texas, the name Lakeway is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lakeway ...
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.
- Bee Cave
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bee Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Cave
- Bee Cave is located in Travis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,983 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bee Cave <3>
- Buffalo Gap
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Gap
- Buffalo Gap is located in Travis County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Gap <3>
- Cedar Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Cedar Valley is located in Travis County
- Edgewater Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
- Edgewater Beach is located in Travis County
- Four Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Four Points is located in Travis County
- Greenshores
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenshores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenshores
- Greenshores is located in Travis County
- Jonestown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Jonestown is located in Travis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,169 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonestown <3>
- Lost Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lost Creek is located in Travis County
- Marshall Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Ford
- Marshall Ford is located in Travis County
- Point Venture
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Venture have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Venture
- Point Venture is located in Travis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
- Point Venture has also been known as:
- Point Venture village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Venture <3>
How Far From Lakeway 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 Lakeway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lakeway and extending to:
- Austin, which is the Seat of Travis County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lakeway to Austin, 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 15 miles [24.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,323 miles [2,129.2 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 76 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,888 miles [12,694.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,765 miles [9,277.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lakeway: www.cityoflakeway.com/
The official website for Travis County: www.co.travis.tx.us/
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lakeway) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lakeway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3578, Longitude: -97.9764 In this case, the coordinates for Lakeway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Lakeway 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 320.387 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.708 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.413 degrees. |