Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lily Island:
  • 30.903366, -94.712001
  • 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 Lily Island

• 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 Polk County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Polk County
  • Since Lily Island is near Tyler County and also Angelina County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tyler County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Angelina 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 Lily Island

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lily Island ...

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.

• Chester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Chester is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chester <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Chester
  • From Lily Island to Chester
• Hortense
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Hortense is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hortense
• Moscow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Moscow is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Moscow <1>
• Peach Tree Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Peach Tree Village is located in Tyler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Tree Village
• Pleasant Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Pluck
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Pluck is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluck
• Seven Oaks
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Seven Oaks is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 131 people
• Skinner Town
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Skinner Town is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skinner Town
• Snow Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Snow Hill is located in Polk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Hill

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

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

• Livingston, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lily Island to Livingston, 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 five to six hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,002 miles [11,268.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,725 miles [12,432.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,600 miles [9,012.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'