Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Winedale:
  • 30.087164, -96.640807
  • 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 Winedale

• 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 Fayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Since Winedale is near Washington County and also Austin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Austin 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 Winedale

Curious and Interesting Names Near Winedale ...

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.

• Greenvine
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Greenvine is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvine
• Haw Creek ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Haw Creek is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Creek
• Klump
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Klump is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klump
• Krebsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Krebsville is located in Austin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krebsville
• Rockhouse
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Rockhouse is located in Austin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhouse
• Round Top
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Round Top is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round Top <1>
• Union Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Union Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
• Welcome
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Welcome is located in Austin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
• Willow Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Willow Springs is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs

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

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

• La Grange, which is the Seat of Fayette County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Winedale to La Grange, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,266 miles [2,037.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 72 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,120 miles [11,458.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,846 miles [12,626.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,722 miles [9,208.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'