Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Tanglewood Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tanglewood Forest and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Tanglewood Forest

• 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 Tanglewood Forest:
  • 30.1746548, -97.8391726
  • 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 Tanglewood Forest

• 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 Travis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Travis County
  • Since Tanglewood Forest is near Hays County and also Bastrop County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hays County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bastrop 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 Tanglewood Forest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tanglewood Forest ...

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.

• Carl
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Carl is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carl
• Cedar Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cedar Valley is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
• Flatrock Ford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Flatrock Ford is located in Hays County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatrock Ford
• Ford Oaks
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Ford Oaks is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford Oaks
• Hays
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hays is located in Hays County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
• Lost Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lost Creek is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
• Onion Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Onion Creek is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
• Pilot Knob
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pilot Knob is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Knob
• Pleasant Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Rollingwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rollingwood is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
• Shady Hollow
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Shady Hollow is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Hollow
• Sunset Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sunset Valley is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Valley
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 662 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset Valley <1>

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Tanglewood Forest and extending to:

• Austin, which is the Seat of Travis County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies just to the northeast (NE).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,323 miles [2,129.2 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Tanglewood Forest to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 76 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 52 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,891 miles [12,699.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,768 miles [9,282.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'