Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Old Flatonia:
  • 29.663011, -97.090819
  • 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 Old Flatonia

• 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Since Old Flatonia is near Lavaca County and also Gonzales County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lavaca County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gonzales 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 Old Flatonia

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Flatonia ...

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.

• Cistern
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cistern is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
  • Former names for Cistern:
  • Cockrell's Hill
  • Milton
  • Whiteside's Prairie
• Colony
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Colony is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony
• Comanche Crossing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Comanche Crossing is located in Gonzales County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Comanche Crossing
• Elm Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Elm Grove is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
• Hackberry ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hackberry is located in Lavaca County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
• High Hill ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • High Hill is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill
• Nickel ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Nickel is located in Gonzales County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nickel
• Swiss Alp
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Swiss Alp is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiss Alp

How Far From Old Flatonia 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 Old Flatonia to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Old Flatonia and extending to:

• La Grange, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Old Flatonia to La Grange, with an average speed<2> 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 most of a day.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,305 miles [2,100.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 75 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,160 miles [11,522.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,886 miles [12,691.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,761 miles [9,271.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'