Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sauney Stand:
  • 30.093552, -96.222740
  • 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 Sauney Stand

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Sauney Stand is near Austin County and also Waller County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Austin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Waller 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 Sauney Stand

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sauney Stand ...

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 Creek
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Creek is located in Waller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
• Daniels
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Daniels is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
• Earlywine
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Earlywine is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlywine
• Goodwill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Goodwill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
• Graball ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Graball is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
• Lewisville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lewisville is located in Waller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
• Pine Island
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Pine Island is located in Waller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
• Raccoon Bend
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Raccoon Bend is located in Austin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Bend
• Rock Island
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Island is located in Waller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
• Rolling Hills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Waller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills

How Far From Sauney Stand 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 Sauney Stand to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Sauney Stand and extending to:

• Brenham, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sauney Stand to Brenham, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,103 miles [11,431.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,828 miles [12,597.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,704 miles [9,179.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'