Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Round Rock:
  • 30.514644, -97.681674
  • 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 Old Round Rock

• 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Williamson County
  • Since Old Round Rock is near Travis County and also Bastrop County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Travis County
  • eBird sighting report for Bastrop 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Round Rock ...

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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> 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 <2>
• Georgetown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,538 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <2>
• Jollyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jollyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
  • Jollyville is located in Williamson County
• Kings Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
  • Kings Village is located in Travis County
• Pond Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Springs
  • Pond Springs is located in Williamson County
• Round Rock
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Rock
  • Round Rock is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 137,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Rock <2>
• Three Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
  • Three Points is located in Travis County
• Turkey Hollow
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hollow
  • Turkey Hollow is located in Williamson County
• Walnut Forest
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Forest
  • Walnut Forest is located in Travis County
• Waters Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waters Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Park
  • Waters Park is located in Travis County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Old Round Rock once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Old Round Rock and extending to:

• Georgetown, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies just to the North.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<4> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Old Round Rock to Austin, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,302 miles [2,095.4 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 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,137 miles [11,485.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,868 miles [12,662.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,745 miles [9,245.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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