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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 Walnut Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walnut Forest 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 Walnut Forest:
- 30.382982, -97.671672
- 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 Walnut 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 Walnut Forest 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 Walnut Forest
Communities Also Named Walnut Forest ...
We found one communities that are also named Walnut Forest.
Within Texas, the name Walnut Forest is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Walnut Forest in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Greene County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Greene County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Walnut Forest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walnut 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.
- Decker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Decker is located in Travis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker
- Greenshores
(9 miles [14.5 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
(3 miles [4.8 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 southeast)
- 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
- Round Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Three Points
(4 miles [6.4 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
- 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 Walnut 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 Walnut Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Walnut Forest and extending to:
- Austin, which is the Seat of Travis County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Walnut Forest to Austin, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,307 miles [2,103.4 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 51 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,874 miles [12,672 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Walnut Forest, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walnut Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Walnut Forest 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 Walnut Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3830, Longitude: -97.6717 In this case, the coordinates for Walnut Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.188 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.476 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.278 degrees. |
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