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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 Rollingwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rollingwood 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 Rollingwood:
    • 30.273745, -97.786549
    • 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 Rollingwood
  • 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 Rollingwood ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Rollingwood.

Within Texas, the name Rollingwood is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rollingwood that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Rollingwood.
    • California
      • Contra Costa County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Contra Costa County and lies 1,494 miles [2,404.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rollingwood that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Rollingwood.
    • Georgia
      • Clarke County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Clarke County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rollingwood that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Rollingwood.
      • Floyd County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Floyd County and lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km] to the east northeast of the Rollingwood that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Rollingwood.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,317 miles [2,119.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rollingwood that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Rollingwood.
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Cleveland County and lies 1,005 miles [1,617.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rollingwood that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Rollingwood.
      • Cumberland County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Cumberland County and lies 1,144 miles [1,841.1 km] to the east northeast of the Rollingwood that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Rollingwood.
      • Johnston County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Johnston County and lies 1,178 miles [1,895.8 km] to the east northeast of the Rollingwood that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Rollingwood.
      • Pitt County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Pitt County and lies 1,234 miles [1,985.9 km] to the east northeast of the Rollingwood that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Rollingwood.
      • Wake County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Wake County and lies 1,171 miles [1,884.5 km] to the east northeast of the Rollingwood that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Rollingwood.
    • South Carolina
      • Lexington County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Lexington County and lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rollingwood that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Rollingwood.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Hamilton County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rollingwood that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Rollingwood.
    • Virginia
      • Fairfax County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Fairfax County and lies 1,304 miles [2,098.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rollingwood that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Rollingwood.
      • Isle of Wight County
      • This Rollingwood is located in Isle of Wight County and lies 1,302 miles [2,095.4 km] to the east northeast of the Rollingwood that is located in Travis County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Isle of Wight County community of Rollingwood.
      • Portsmouth City
      • 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 Virginia community of Rollingwood [Portsmouth City].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rollingwood ...

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
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bee Cave have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • 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>
  • Cedar Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
    • Cedar Valley is located in Travis County
  • Decker
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Decker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
    • Decker is located in Travis County
  • Ford Oaks
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Oaks
    • Ford Oaks is located in Travis County
  • Four Points
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
    • Four Points is located in Travis County
  • Greenshores
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenshores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenshores
    • Greenshores is located in Travis County
  • Lost Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
    • Lost Creek is located in Travis County
  • Marshall Ford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Ford
    • Marshall Ford is located in Travis County
  • Onion Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Onion Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
    • Onion Creek is located in Travis County
  • Pilot Knob
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
    • Pilot Knob is located in Travis County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • 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
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • 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>
  • Walnut Forest
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Forest
    • Walnut Forest is located in Travis County

How Far From Rollingwood 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 city such as Rollingwood to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Austin, which is the Seat of Travis County, lies just to the East.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies just to the east (E).
  • 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 Rollingwood to White House, with an average speed<5>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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,154 miles [11,513.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,884 miles [12,688.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,761 miles [9,271.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rollingwood. 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 from Point A (ie- Rollingwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rollingwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2737, Longitude: -97.7865       In this case, the coordinates for Rollingwood 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Rollingwood 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 Rollingwood 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 320.248 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.532 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.337 degrees.




 

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