Around Shaws Bend ...
The following is a sample of neighboring communities based on their distance from Shaws Bend, with the nearest first.
- Hillcrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillcrest is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Glidden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Borden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Borden is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borden
- Columbus
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ellinger
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Weimar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Alleyton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Frelsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Frelsburg is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frelsburg
- Fayetteville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Joiner
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Joiner is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joiner
- New Ulm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Halsted
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Halsted is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halsted
- Oakland
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Rock Island
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Rock Island is located in Colorado County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Altair
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
For more communities neighboring Shaws Bend, please visit our County-by-County Page for Shaws Bend.
Colorado County ...
Shaws Bend is located in Colorado County<2>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Colorado County: Austin, Fayette, Lavaca & Wharton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shaws Bend ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Shaws Bend.
Airports Near Shaws Bend ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<3> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Shaws Bend and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Shaws Bend.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Texas:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Texas' counties, including Colorado, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to Shaws Bend), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |