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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 Siloam, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Siloam 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 Siloam:
    • 30.426040, -97.284160
    • 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 Siloam
  • 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 Williamson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson County
    • Since Siloam is near Bastrop County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bastrop County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Siloam

Communities Also Named Siloam ...

We found nineteen communities that are also named Siloam.

There are two communities within Texas that are also named Siloam.

Beyond Texas, we know of seventeen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seventeen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Bowie County
      • This Siloam is located in Bowie County and lies 257 miles [413.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Siloam that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowie County community of Siloam.
    • Comanche County
      • This Siloam is located in Comanche County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Siloam that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Comanche County community of Siloam.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Sumter County
      • This Siloam is located in Sumter County and lies 548 miles [881.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Siloam that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Siloam.
    • Colorado
      • Pueblo County
      • This Siloam is located in Pueblo County and lies 695 miles [1,118.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Siloam that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pueblo County community of Siloam.
    • Georgia
      • Greene County
      • This Siloam is located in Greene County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Siloam that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Siloam.
    • Illinois
      • Brown County
      • This Siloam is located in Brown County and lies 745 miles [1,199 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Siloam that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Siloam.
    • Kentucky
      • Greenup County
      • This Siloam is located in Greenup County and lies 997 miles [1,604.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Siloam that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenup County community of Siloam.
    • Maryland
      • Wicomico County
      • This Siloam is located in Wicomico County and lies 1,342 miles [2,159.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Siloam that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Siloam.
    • Michigan
      • Iosco County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Siloam [Iosco County].
    • Mississippi
      • Clay County
      • This Siloam is located in Clay County and lies 545 miles [877.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Siloam that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Siloam.
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth County
      • This Siloam is located in Monmouth County and lies 1,451 miles [2,335.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Siloam that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Siloam.
    • New York
      • Madison County
      • This Siloam is located in Madison County and lies 1,471 miles [2,367.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Siloam that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Siloam.
    • North Carolina
      • Surry County
      • This Siloam is located in Surry County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Siloam that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Siloam.
    • Ohio
      • Gallia County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Siloam [Gallia County].
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Siloam.
    • Tennessee
      • Crockett County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Siloam [Crockett County].
      • Macon County
      • This Siloam is located in Macon County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Siloam that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Siloam.
    • Virginia
      • Wythe County
      • This Siloam is located in Wythe County and lies 1,037 miles [1,668.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Siloam that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wythe County community of Siloam.
    • West Virginia
      • Mason County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Siloam [Mason County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Siloam ...

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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Blue is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
  • Butler
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Butler is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
  • Frame Switch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Frame Switch is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame Switch
  • Knobbs Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
  • New Sweden
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • New Sweden is located in Travis County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
  • Norman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Norman is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman
  • Normans Crossing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Normans Crossing is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Normans Crossing
  • Pleasant Grove ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Bastrop County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Pleasant Hill
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Milam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Structure
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Structure is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Structure
  • Type
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Type is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Type

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Siloam and extending to:

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Siloam to Georgetown, 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 just over a day.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 29 miles [46.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,286 miles [2,069.6 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 73 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,856 miles [12,643 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,732 miles [9,224.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Siloam) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Siloam could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Siloam, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Siloam 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 Siloam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4260, Longitude: -97.2842       In this case, the coordinates for Siloam have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.938 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.186 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.107 degrees.