Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lockhart, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lockhart and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lockhart
- 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 Lockhart:
- 29.885088, -97.670400
- 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 Lockhart
- 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 Caldwell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
- Since Lockhart is near Bastrop County and also Hays County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bastrop County
- eBird sighting report for Hays 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 Lockhart ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Lockhart.
Within Texas, the name Lockhart is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Covington County
- This Lockhart is located in Covington County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the east of the Lockhart that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of Lockhart.
- Walker 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 Alabama community of Lockhart [Walker County].
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Louisiana
- Livingston Parish
- This Lockhart is located in Livingston Parish and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the east of the Lockhart that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston Parish community of Lockhart.
- Union Parish
- This Lockhart is located in Union Parish and lies 369 miles [593.8 km] to the northeast of the Lockhart that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union Parish community of Lockhart.
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Montana
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- South Carolina
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lockhart ...
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.
- Dale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Dale is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <5>
- Elm Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Maxwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxwell have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Maxwell is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maxwell <5>
- Mendoza
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mendoza
- Mendoza is located in Caldwell County
- Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Mustang Ridge
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang Ridge
- Mustang Ridge is located in Bastrop County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
- Pettytown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Reedville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Reedville is located in Caldwell County
- Seawillow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Soda Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soda Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soda Springs
- Soda Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Stairtown
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Staples
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples
- Staples is located in Guadalupe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staples <5>
How Far From Lockhart 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 Lockhart to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lockhart and extending to:
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Lockhart to Austin, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,325 miles [2,132.4 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<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,170 miles [11,539 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,899 miles [12,712.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,775 miles [9,294 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Lockhart: www.lockhart-tx.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lockhart) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lockhart. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8851, Longitude: -97.6704 |
| <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 Lockhart, 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 Lockhart 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> | 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 Lockhart 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 320.11 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.32 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.318 degrees. |