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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 Shady Hollow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shady Hollow and the surrounding area.
- 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 Shady Hollow:
- 30.164933, -97.862228
- 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 Shady Hollow
- 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 Travis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Travis County
- Since Shady Hollow is near Hays County and also Bastrop County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hays County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bastrop 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 Shady Hollow
Communities Also Named Shady Hollow ...
We found two communities that are also named Shady Hollow.
Within Texas, the name Shady Hollow is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Shady Hollow is located in Hillsborough County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the east of the Shady Hollow that is located in Travis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Shady Hollow.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Shady Hollow is located in Will County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Shady Hollow that is located in Travis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Shady Hollow.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shady Hollow ...
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.
- Carl
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Carl is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
- Cedar Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Valley is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
- Flatrock Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
- Ford Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Ford Oaks is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Oaks
- Hays
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hays is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
- Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
- Mountain City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Mountain City is located in Hays County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
- Onion Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Onion Creek is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Rollingwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rollingwood is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
- Sunset Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Shady Hollow to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Shady Hollow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shady Hollow and extending to:
- Austin, which is the Seat of Travis County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Shady Hollow to Austin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,324 miles [2,130.8 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 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,893 miles [12,702.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,769 miles [9,284.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shady Hollow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Shady Hollow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shady Hollow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1649, Longitude: -97.8622 In this case, the coordinates for Shady Hollow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.281 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.558 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.379 degrees. |
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