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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Pond Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pond Springs and the surrounding area.
- 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 Pond Springs:
- 30.450478, -97.785287
- 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 Pond Springs
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
- Since Pond Springs is near Travis County and also Hays County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Travis County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Pond Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pond Springs ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Four Points
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Four Points is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
- Greenshores
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Greenshores is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenshores
- Jollyville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Jollyville is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
- Jonestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Kings Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Kings Village is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
- Marshall Ford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Ford is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Ford
- Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
- Round Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Three Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Three Points is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
- Turkey Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Hollow is located in Williamson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hollow
- Walnut Forest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Forest is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Forest
- Waters Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Waters Park is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Park
How Far From Pond Springs 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 Pond Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Pond Springs and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pond Springs to Georgetown, 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 12 miles [19.3 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,310 miles [2,108.2 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 75 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,875 miles [12,673.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,752 miles [9,256.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Pond Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Pond Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pond Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4505, Longitude: -97.7853 In this case, the coordinates for Pond Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.274 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.586 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.322 degrees. |
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