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

When in Liberty Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Liberty Hill 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 Liberty Hill:
    • 30.666340, -97.917720
    • 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 Liberty Hill
  • 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 Liberty Hill ...

We found 38 communities that share the name Liberty Hill.

There are five communities within Texas that are also named Liberty Hill.

Beyond Texas, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Hill County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Liberty Hill [Hill County].
    • Houston County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Houston County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Liberty Hill.
    • Milam County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Milam County and lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the east of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milam County community of Liberty Hill.
    • San Jacinto County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in San Jacinto County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<2> to the east of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Jacinto County community of Liberty Hill.
    • Titus County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Titus County and lies 249 miles [400.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Titus County community of Liberty Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Cleburne County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Cleburne County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleburne County community of Liberty Hill.
      • Etowah County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Etowah County and lies 733 miles [1,179.6 km] to the east northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Liberty Hill.
      • Franklin County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Franklin County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the east northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Liberty Hill.
      • Jackson County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Jackson County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km] to the east northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Liberty Hill.
      • Talladega County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Talladega County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km] to the east northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Liberty Hill.
    • Connecticut
      • New London County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in New London County and lies 1,610 miles [2,591 km]<2> to the northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Liberty Hill.
    • Georgia
      • Lamar County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Lamar County and lies 825 miles [1,327.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Liberty Hill.
      • Pike County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Liberty Hill [Pike County].
      • Worth County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Worth County and lies 828 miles [1,332.5 km] to the east of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worth County community of Liberty Hill.
    • Illinois
      • Cumberland County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Cumberland County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Liberty Hill.
    • Louisiana
      • Bienville Parish
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Bienville Parish and lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Liberty Hill.
      • Lincoln Parish
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Lincoln Parish and lies 329 miles [529.5 km] to the east northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln Parish community of Liberty Hill.
    • Mississippi
      • Attala County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Liberty Hill [Attala County].
      • Lafayette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Liberty Hill [Lafayette County].
    • North Carolina
      • Iredell County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Liberty Hill [Iredell County].
      • Montgomery County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,084 miles [1,744.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Liberty Hill.
    • Ohio
      • Washington County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Washington County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Liberty Hill.
    • South Carolina
      • Charleston County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Liberty Hill [Charleston County].
      • Kershaw County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Kershaw County and lies 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Liberty Hill.
      • McCormick County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County and lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km] to the east northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCormick County community of Liberty Hill.
    • Tennessee
      • Cocke County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Cocke County and lies 927 miles [1,491.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of Liberty Hill.
      • Fayette County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Fayette County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km] to the northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Liberty Hill.
      • Giles County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Giles County and lies 699 miles [1,124.9 km] to the east northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Liberty Hill.
      • Grainger County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Grainger County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km] to the east northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grainger County community of Liberty Hill.
      • Greene County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Greene County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km] to the east northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Liberty Hill.
      • McMinn County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in McMinn County and lies 844 miles [1,358.3 km] to the east northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Liberty Hill.
      • Moore County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Moore County and lies 738 miles [1,187.7 km] to the east northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Moore County community of Liberty Hill.
      • Rhea County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Rhea County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km] to the east northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rhea County community of Liberty Hill.
      • Williamson County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Williamson County and lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km] to the east northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Liberty Hill.
      • Wilson County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Wilson County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km] to the east northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Liberty Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Albemarle County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Albemarle County and lies 1,213 miles [1,952.1 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Liberty Hill.
      • Carroll County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Carroll County and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km] to the east northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Liberty Hill.
    • West Virginia
      • Calhoun County
      • This Liberty Hill is located in Calhoun County and lies 1,101 miles [1,771.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Liberty Hill that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Liberty Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Liberty Hill ...

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.

  • Cedar Park
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
    • Cedar Park is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,040 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Park <5>
  • Greens Crossing
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Crossing
    • Greens Crossing is located in Williamson County
  • Hunt Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunt Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunt Crossing
    • Hunt Crossing is located in Williamson County
  • Jinks Branch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jinks Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jinks Branch
    • Jinks Branch is located in Williamson County
  • Jonestown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonestown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> 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 <5>
  • Joppa
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Joppa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
    • Joppa is located in Burnet County
  • Nameless ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
    • Nameless is located in Travis County
    • Nameless has also been known as:
    • Cross Creek
    • Fairview
  • Oatmeal
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Round Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
    • Round Mountain is located in Travis County
  • Sun City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun City
    • Sun City is located in Williamson County

How Far From Liberty Hill 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 city such as Liberty Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Liberty Hill to Georgetown, with an average speed<6> 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 29 miles [46.7 km] to the south southeast (SSE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,309 miles [2,106.6 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 75 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,138 miles [11,487.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,870 miles [12,665.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Williamson County: www.wilco.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Liberty Hill 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Liberty Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Liberty Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6663, Longitude: -97.9177       In this case, the coordinates for Liberty Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Liberty Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Liberty Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.395 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.756 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.362 degrees.









 

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