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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 Smithwick, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smithwick 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 Smithwick:
- 30.560747, -98.145019
- 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 Smithwick
- 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 Burnet County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burnet County
- Since Smithwick is near Travis County and also Blanco County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Travis County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blanco 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 Smithwick
Communities Also Named Smithwick ...
We found three communities that are also named Smithwick.
Within Texas, the name Smithwick is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Columbia County
- This Smithwick is located in Columbia County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smithwick that is located in Burnet County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Smithwick.
- North Carolina
- Martin County
- This Smithwick is located in Martin County and lies 1,268 miles [2,040.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Smithwick that is located in Burnet County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Smithwick.
- South Dakota
- Fall River County
- This Smithwick is located in Fall River County and lies 923 miles [1,485.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Smithwick that is located in Burnet County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fall River County community of Smithwick.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smithwick ...
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.
- Cottonwood Shores
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Cypress Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewater Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewater Beach is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
- Horseshoe Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Marble Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Meadowlakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
- Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Mormon Mill is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Mill
- Mormon Mill has also been known as:
- Mormon Colony
- Nameless ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Nameless is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Nameless has also been known as:
- Cross Creek
- Fairview
- Oatmeal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Round Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Round Mountain is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
- Shovel Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
- Spicewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From Smithwick 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 Smithwick to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smithwick and extending to:
- Burnet, which is the Seat of Burnet County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Smithwick to Burnet, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 31 miles [49.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,324 miles [2,130.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving 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 7,153 miles [11,511.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,884 miles [12,688.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,762 miles [9,273 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smithwick) 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 Smithwick 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 Smithwick. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.5607, Longitude: -98.1450 In this case, the coordinates for Smithwick have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.531 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.903 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.47 degrees. |
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