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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 Spicewood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spicewood and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Spicewood:
    • 30.475472, -98.156407
    • 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 Spicewood
  • 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 Spicewood ...

We found one communities that share the name Spicewood.

Within Texas, the name Spicewood is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Spicewood in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Guilford County
      • This Spicewood is located in Guilford County and lies 1,126 miles [1,812.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Spicewood that is located in Burnet County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of Spicewood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spicewood ...

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
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Edgewater Beach
    (10 miles [16.1 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
  • Marble Falls
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadowlakes
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (12 miles [19.3 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
  • Point Venture
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Venture have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Venture
    • Point Venture is located in Travis County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,053 people
    • Point Venture has also been known as:
    • Point Venture village
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Point Venture <3>
  • Round Mountain
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Shovel Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • 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

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

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

  • Burnet, which is the Seat of Burnet County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Spicewood to Burnet, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,328 miles [2,137.2 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 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 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,889 miles [12,696.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,766 miles [9,279.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spicewood. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spicewood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spicewood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4755, Longitude: -98.1564       In this case, the coordinates for Spicewood 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 Spicewood 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 320.526 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.886 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.482 degrees.









 

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