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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Smithwick
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Travis County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Smithwick ...
We found three communities that share the name Smithwick.
Within Texas, the name Smithwick is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- North Carolina
- South Dakota
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonwood Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Shores
- Cottonwood Shores is located in Burnet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,313 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottonwood Shores <3>
- Cypress Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Mill
- Cypress Mill is located in Blanco County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cypress Mill <3>
- Edgewater Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
- Edgewater Beach is located in Travis County
- Horseshoe Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Bay
- Horseshoe Bay is located in Burnet County
- Estimated population in 2015: 3,560 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Horseshoe Bay <3>
- Marble Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Falls
- Marble Falls is located in Burnet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,114 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble Falls <3>
- Meadowlakes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlakes
- Meadowlakes is located in Burnet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,733 people
- Mormon Mill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Mill
- Mormon Mill is located in Burnet County
- Mormon Mill has also been known as:
- Mormon Colony
- Nameless ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nameless
- Nameless is located in Travis County
- Nameless has also been known as:
- Cross Creek
- Fairview
- Oatmeal
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oatmeal
- Oatmeal is located in Burnet County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oatmeal <3>
- Round Mountain
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
- Round Mountain is located in Travis County
- Shovel Mountain
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shovel Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shovel Mountain
- Shovel Mountain is located in Burnet County
- Spicewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spicewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spicewood
- Spicewood is located in Burnet County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spicewood <3>
How Far From Smithwick to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,762 miles [9,273 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smithwick. 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Smithwick) to Point B.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). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Smithwick to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.531 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.903 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.47 degrees. |