Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Onion Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Onion Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Onion Creek
- 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 Onion Creek:
- 30.1366014, -97.7841711
- 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 Onion Creek
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Travis County
- Since Onion Creek is near Hays County and also Bastrop County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hays 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
Communities Also Named Onion Creek ...
We found three communities that share the name Onion Creek.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Onion Creek.
Beyond Texas, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Ellis County
- This Onion Creek is located in Ellis County and lies 159 miles [255.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Onion Creek that is located in Travis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ellis County community of Onion Creek.
- Ellis County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Osage County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Onion Creek [Osage County].
- Washington
- Stevens County
- This Onion Creek is located in Stevens County and lies 1,662 miles [2,674.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Onion Creek that is located in Travis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stevens County community of Onion Creek.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Onion Creek ...
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.
- Carl
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Flatrock Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flatrock Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
- Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
- Ford Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Hays
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Mustang Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mustang Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
- Pilot Knob
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
- Pilot Knob is located in Travis County
- Pleasant Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Travis County
- Shady Hollow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
- Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
- Sunset Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
- Sunset Valley is located in Travis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Valley <4>
How Far From Onion Creek 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 community such as Onion Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Onion Creek and extending to:
- Austin, which is the Seat of Travis County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Onion Creek to Austin, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,322 miles [2,127.6 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,891 miles [12,699.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,767 miles [9,281.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Onion Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Travis County: www.co.travis.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Onion Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Onion Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1366, Longitude: -97.7842 In this case, the coordinates for Onion Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Onion Creek 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Onion Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.225 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.488 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.347 degrees. |