Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Villa Siesta Retirement Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Villa Siesta Retirement Village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Villa Siesta Retirement Village

• 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 Villa Siesta Retirement Village:
  • 30.372427, -97.671116
  • 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 Villa Siesta Retirement Village

• 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 Villa Siesta Retirement Village is near Williamson County and also Bastrop County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson 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 Villa Siesta Retirement Village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Villa Siesta Retirement Village ...

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.

• Decker
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Decker is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
• Greenshores
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Greenshores is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenshores
• Jollyville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jollyville is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jollyville
• Kings Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Kings Village is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Village
• Manor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Manor is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,767 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manor <1>
• New Sweden
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • New Sweden is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Sweden
• Old Round Rock ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Old Round Rock is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Round Rock
• Pond Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pond Springs is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Springs
• Rollingwood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rollingwood is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollingwood
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,571 people
• Three Points
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Three Points is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
• Turkey Hollow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Turkey Hollow is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hollow
• Walnut Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Walnut Forest is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Forest
• Waters Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Waters Park is located in Travis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Park

How Far From Villa Siesta Retirement Village 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 Villa Siesta Retirement Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Villa Siesta Retirement Village and extending to:

• Austin, which is the Seat of Travis County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,307 miles [2,103.4 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Villa Siesta Retirement Village 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 75 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,145 miles [11,498.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,874 miles [12,672 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'