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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 River Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to River Hills and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 River Hills:
    • 30.339093, -97.849453
    • 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 River Hills
  • 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 River Hills ...

We found seven communities that share the name River Hills.

Within Texas, the name River Hills is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb County
      • This River Hills is located in DeKalb County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the River Hills that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of River Hills.
    • Manitoba
      • This River Hills lies 1,366 miles [2,198.4 km]<1> to the north of the River Hills that is located in Travis County.
    • North Carolina
      • Iredell 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 North Carolina community of River Hills [Iredell County].
      • Pitt County
      • This River Hills is located in Pitt County and lies 1,241 miles [1,997.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the River Hills that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of River Hills.
      • Rutherford County
      • This River Hills is located in Rutherford County and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km] to the east northeast of the River Hills that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of River Hills.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This River Hills is located in Hamilton County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the River Hills that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of River Hills.
    • Wisconsin
      • Milwaukee County
      • This River Hills is located in Milwaukee County and lies 1,040 miles [1,673.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the River Hills that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Milwaukee County community of River Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near River Hills ...

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.

  • Bee Cave
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bee Cave. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bee Cave
    • Bee Cave is located in Travis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,983 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bee Cave <4>
  • Buffalo Gap
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Edgewater Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
    • Edgewater Beach is located in Travis County
  • Four Points
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Points have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
    • Four Points is located in Travis County
  • Greenshores
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenshores have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenshores
    • Greenshores is located in Travis County
  • Jollyville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jollyville have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
    • Jollyville is located in Williamson County
  • Lost Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
    • Lost Creek is located in Travis County
  • Marshall Ford
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Ford
    • Marshall Ford is located in Travis County
  • Point Venture
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Venture have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Venture
    • Point Venture is located in Travis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
    • Point Venture has also been known as:
    • Point Venture village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Venture <4>
  • Pond Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Springs
    • Pond Springs is located in Williamson County
  • Rollingwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rollingwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
    • Rollingwood is located in Travis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
  • Sunset Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 River Hills 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 River Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in River Hills and extending to:

  • Austin, which is the Seat of Travis County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies just to the southeast (SE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from River Hills to White House, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 75 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 52 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,883 miles [12,686.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,760 miles [9,269.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for River Hills. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- River Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in River Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3391, Longitude: -97.8495       In this case, the coordinates for River Hills 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 River Hills 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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 River Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.30 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.602 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.359 degrees.




 

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