Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sayersville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sayersville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sayersville
- 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 Sayersville:
- 30.231880, -97.327216
- 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 Sayersville
- 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 Bastrop County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bastrop County
- Since Sayersville is near Travis County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Travis County
- eBird sighting report for Lee 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
Communities Also Named Sayersville ...
We found one communities that share the name Sayersville.
Within Texas, the name Sayersville is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Sayersville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Tazewell County
- This Sayersville is located in Tazewell County and lies 1,020 miles [1,641.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sayersville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Sayersville.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sayersville ...
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.
- Blue
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Blue is located in Lee County
- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Cedar Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Bastrop County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cedar Creek <3>
- Clearview
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south) - Elysium
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Hills Prairie
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Knobbs Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
- Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
- Manor
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
- Manor is located in Travis County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <3>
- Pleasant Grove ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Bastrop County
- Type
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
How Far From Sayersville 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 Sayersville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sayersville and extending to:
- Bastrop, which is the Seat of Bastrop County, lies just to the South.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Sayersville to Austin, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,295 miles [2,084.1 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 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,867 miles [12,660.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,744 miles [9,244.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sayersville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Sayersville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sayersville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2319, Longitude: -97.3272 In this case, the coordinates for Sayersville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Sayersville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.937 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.16 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.142 degrees. |