Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 New Katy:
  • 30.347152, -97.525000
  • 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 New Katy

• 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Travis County
  • Since New Katy is near Bastrop County and also Williamson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bastrop County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for New Katy

Curious and Interesting Names Near New Katy ...

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.

• Decker
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Decker is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
• Elysium
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Elysium is located in Bastrop County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elysium
• Kings Village
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Kings Village is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
• Manor
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Manor is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <1>
• New Sweden
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • New Sweden is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
• Norman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Norman is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
• Normans Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Normans Crossing is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normans Crossing
• Pleasant Grove ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Bastrop County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Three Points
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Three Points is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
• Type
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Type is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Type
• Walnut Forest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Forest is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Forest
• Waters Park
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Waters Park is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Park

How Far From New Katy to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as New Katy to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Austin, which is the Seat of Travis County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from New Katy to Austin, with an average speed<3> 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 14 miles [22.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,301 miles [2,093.8 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 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,140 miles [11,490.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,870 miles [12,665.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,746 miles [9,247.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'