Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in San Saba, we use the following websites to find information relevant to San Saba and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for San Saba

• 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 San Saba:
  • 31.19588, -98.718449
  • 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 San Saba

• 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 San Saba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for San Saba County
  • Since San Saba is near Mills County and also Lampasas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Mills County
  • eBird sighting report for Lampasas 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 San Saba ...

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.

• Big Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley
  • Big Valley is located in Mills County
• Cherokee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
  • Cherokee is located in San Saba County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cherokee <2>
• China Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Creek
  • China Creek is located in San Saba County
• Double Ford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Double Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Ford
  • Double Ford is located in Mills County
• Hicks Crossing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hicks Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Crossing
  • Hicks Crossing is located in San Saba County
• High Valley
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Valley
  • High Valley is located in San Saba County
• Red Bluff Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Crossing
  • Red Bluff Crossing is located in Lampasas County
• Rough Creek Crossing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rough Creek Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Creek Crossing
  • Rough Creek Crossing is located in San Saba County
• Spring Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Spring Creek is located in San Saba County

How Far From San Saba 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 town such as San Saba to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in San Saba and extending to:

• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from San Saba to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,331 miles [2,142 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,140 miles [11,490.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• 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).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,754 miles [9,260.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for San Saba: www.sansabatexas.com/

The official website for San Saba County: www.sansabacounty.org/

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