Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Smithville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smithville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Smithville
- 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 Smithville:
- 30.006935, -97.150775
- 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 Smithville
- 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 Smithville is near Fayette County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette 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 Smithville ...
We found 57 communities that share the name Smithville.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Smithville.
Beyond Texas, we know of another 56 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 56 communities, 55 are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Gonzales County
- This Smithville is located in Gonzales County and lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gonzales County community of Smithville.
- Gonzales County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Chilton 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 Alabama community of Smithville [Chilton County].
- Henry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Smithville [Henry County].
- Arkansas
- Craighead 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 Arkansas community of Smithville [Craighead County].
- Lawrence County
- This Smithville is located in Lawrence County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Smithville.
- Miller County
- This Smithville is located in Miller County and lies 285 miles [458.7 km] to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miller County community of Smithville.
- Union County
- This Smithville is located in Union County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km] to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Smithville.
- California
- Shasta 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 California community of Smithville [Shasta County].
- Florida
- Putnam 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 Florida community of Smithville [Putnam County].
- Georgia
- Lee County
- This Smithville is located in Lee County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Smithville.
- Illinois
- Peoria County
- This Smithville is located in Peoria County and lies 843 miles [1,356.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peoria County community of Smithville.
- Wayne County
- This Smithville is located in Wayne County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km] to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Smithville.
- Indiana
- Monroe County
- This Smithville is located in Monroe County and lies 869 miles [1,398.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Smithville.
- Owen County
- This Smithville is located in Owen County and lies 861 miles [1,385.6 km] to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Owen County community of Smithville.
- Kansas
- Clay 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 Kansas community of Smithville [Clay County].
- Ottawa County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Smithville [Ottawa County].
- Smith County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Smithville [Smith County].
- Kentucky
- Bullitt County
- This Smithville is located in Bullitt County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bullitt County community of Smithville.
- Montgomery County
- This Smithville is located in Montgomery County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km] to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Smithville.
- Louisiana
- Rapides Parish
- This Smithville is located in Rapides Parish and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Smithville.
- Vernon Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Smithville [Vernon Parish].
- Maine
- Washington County
- This Smithville is located in Washington County and lies 1,876 miles [3,019.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Smithville.
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Smithville is located in Calvert County and lies 1,308 miles [2,105 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Smithville.
- Caroline County
- This Smithville is located in Caroline County and lies 1,357 miles [2,183.9 km] to the east northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Smithville.
- Dorchester County
- This Smithville is located in Dorchester County and lies 1,323 miles [2,129.2 km] to the east northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Smithville.
- Kent County
- This Smithville is located in Kent County and lies 1,351 miles [2,174.2 km] to the east northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Smithville.
- Montgomery County
- This Smithville is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,302 miles [2,095.4 km] to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Smithville.
- Massachusetts
- Worcester County
- This Smithville is located in Worcester County and lies 1,629 miles [2,621.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worcester County community of Smithville.
- Michigan
- Kalkaska County
- This Smithville is located in Kalkaska County and lies 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalkaska County community of Smithville.
- Minnesota
- Saint Louis County
- This Smithville is located in Saint Louis County and lies 1,182 miles [1,902.2 km]<1> to the north of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Smithville.
- Mississippi
- Monroe County
- This Smithville is located in Monroe County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Smithville.
- Missouri
- Clay County
- This Smithville is located in Clay County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the north of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Smithville.
- New Hampshire
- Hillsborough County
- This Smithville is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,647 miles [2,650.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Smithville.
- New Jersey
- Atlantic County
- This Smithville is located in Atlantic County and lies 1,438 miles [2,314.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Atlantic County community of Smithville.
- Burlington County
- This Smithville is located in Burlington County and lies 1,436 miles [2,311 km] to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Smithville.
- New York
- Genesee 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 New York community of Smithville [Genesee County].
- Jefferson County
- This Smithville is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,497 miles [2,409.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Smithville.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Smithville is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 1,016 miles [1,635.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Smithville.
- Nova Scotia
- This Smithville lies 1,965 miles [3,162.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- Ohio
- Geauga County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Geauga County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Geauga County community of Smithville.
- Montgomery County
- This community is historic and although located in Montgomery County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Smithville.
- Wayne County
- This Smithville is located in Wayne County and lies 1,137 miles [1,829.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Smithville.
- Wyandot County
- This Smithville is located in Wyandot County and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km] to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyandot County community of Smithville.
- Oklahoma
- McCurtain County
- This Smithville is located in McCurtain County and lies 341 miles [548.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McCurtain County community of Smithville.
- 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 Smithville.
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- This Smithville is located in Butler County and lies 1,225 miles [1,971.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Smithville.
- Lancaster County
- This Smithville is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,361 miles [2,190.3 km] to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Smithville.
- South Carolina
- Abbeville 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 South Carolina community of Smithville [Abbeville County].
- Sumter 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 South Carolina community of Smithville [Sumter County].
- South Dakota
- Meade 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 South Dakota community of Smithville [Meade County].
- Tennessee
- DeKalb County
- This Smithville is located in DeKalb County and lies 773 miles [1,244 km]<1> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Smithville.
- Utah
- Millard 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 Utah community of Smithville [Millard County].
- Vermont
- Windsor County
- This Smithville is located in Windsor County and lies 1,630 miles [2,623.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Windsor County community of Smithville.
- Virginia
- Accomack County
- This Smithville is located in Accomack County and lies 1,327 miles [2,135.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Smithville.
- Washington
- Klickitat County
- This Smithville is located in Klickitat County and lies 1,685 miles [2,711.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klickitat County community of Smithville.
- West Virginia
- Marion County
- This Smithville is located in Marion County and lies 1,166 miles [1,876.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Smithville.
- Ritchie County
- This Smithville is located in Ritchie County and lies 1,104 miles [1,776.7 km] to the northeast of the Smithville that is located in Bastrop County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ritchie County community of Smithville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smithville ...
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.
- Cistern
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cistern
- Cistern is located in Fayette County
- Former names for Cistern:
- Cockrell's Hill
- Milton
- Whiteside's Prairie
- Clearview
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Colorado
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Flower Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
- Flower Hill is located in Bastrop County
- Grassyville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassyville
- Grassyville is located in Bastrop County
- Hills
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Hills Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hills Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Prairie
- Hills Prairie is located in Bastrop County
- Jordan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Lena
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Plum
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum
- Plum is located in Fayette County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum <5>
- Prairie Valley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Valley
- Prairie Valley is located in Fayette County
How Far From Smithville 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 city such as Smithville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smithville and extending to:
- Bastrop, which is the Seat of Bastrop County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Smithville to Bastrop, with an average speed<6> 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 39 miles [62.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,295 miles [2,084.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,871 miles [12,667.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,747 miles [9,248.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smithville. 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 from Point A (ie- Smithville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smithville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.0069, Longitude: -97.1508 In this case, the coordinates for Smithville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Smithville 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 Smithville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Smithville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.786 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.953 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.085 degrees. |