From Sanderson, Texas to Austin, Texas
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SIGHTS AND SITES ALONG THE WAY
Select a Travel Leg to review my plans for that day. Leg 01: Ramona, CA to Kingman, AZ Leg 02: Kingman, AZ to Phoenix, AZ Leg 03: Phoenix, AZ to Tucson, AZ Leg 04: Tucson, AZ to Las Cruces, NM Leg 05: Las Cruces, NM to Sanderson, TX Leg 06: Sanderson, TX to Austin, TX Leg 07: Austin, TX to Houston, TX Leg 08: Houston, TX to Galveston, TX Leg 09: Galveston, TX to New Orleans, LA Leg 10: New Orleans, LA to Pensacola, FL Leg 11: Pensacola, FL to Tampa, FL Leg 12: Tampa, FL to Miami Beach, FL Leg 13: Miami Beach, FL to Key West, FL Leg 14: Key West, FL to Cocoa Beach, FL Leg 15: Cocoa Beach, FL to Orlando, FL Leg 16: Orlando, FL to Jacksonville Beach, FL Leg 17: Jacksonville Beach, FL to Savannah, GA Leg 18: Savannah, GA to Atlanta, GA Leg 19: Atlanta, GA to Knoxville, TN Leg 20: Knoxville, TN to Lexington, VA Leg 21: Lexington, VA to Washington, DC Leg 22: Washington, DC to Baltimore, MD Leg 23: Baltimore, MD to White Plains, NY Leg 24: White Plains, NY to Boston, MA Leg 25: Boston, MA to Bath, ME Leg 26: Bath, ME to Quebec, QU Leg 27: Quebec, QU to Montreal, QU Leg 28: Montreal, QU to Toronto, ON Leg 29: Toronto, ON to Cleveland, OH Leg 30: Cleveland, OH to Fort Wayne, ON Leg 31: Fort Wayne, IN to Chicago, IL Leg 32: Chicago, IL to Springfield, IL Leg 33: Springfield, IL to Saint Louis, MO Leg 34: Saint Louis, MO to Joplin, MO Leg 35: Joplin, MO to Oklahoma City, OK Leg 36: Oklahoma City, OK to Dodge City, KS Leg 37: Dodge City, KS to North Platte, NE Leg 38: North Platte, NE to Pierre, SD Leg 39: Pierre, SD to Underwood, ND Leg 40: Underwood, ND to Beach ND Leg 41: Beach, ND to Lewiston, MT Leg 42: Lewiston, MT to Great Falls, MT Leg 43: Great Falls, MT to Missoula, MT Leg 44: Missoula, MT to Kalispell, MT Leg 45: Kalispell, MT to St. Regis, MT Leg 46: St. Regis, MT to Spokane, WA Leg 47: Spokane, WA to Pateros, WA Leg 48: Pateros, WA to Seattle, WA Leg 49: Seattle, WA to Portland, OR Leg 50: Portland, OR to Grants Pass, OR Leg 51: Grants Pass, OR to Eureka, CA Leg 52: Eureka, CA to San Francisco, CA Leg 53: San Francisco, CA to Sparks, NV Leg 54: Sparks, NV to Fresno, CA Leg 55: Fresno, CA to Ramona, CA
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Expected Date of Travel: Monday April 16, 2001 Departing from: Sanderson, Texas Arriving at: Austin, Texas Expected Mileage: 342.1 miles or 550.9 kilometers traveled in 7 hours 06 minutes. Planned route of travel is 46% on Interstate Highway, 37% on non-Interstate highways, 17% on state highways or minor roads and 0% on city streets. (Travel time does not include gas stops, food stops or any sightseeing). Average Rate of Travel: 48.2 miles per hour or 77.6 kilometers per hour
Departing from: Sanderson, Texas
Arriving at: Austin, Texas
Expected Mileage: 342.1 miles or 550.9 kilometers traveled in 7 hours 06 minutes. Planned route of travel is 46% on Interstate Highway, 37% on non-Interstate highways, 17% on state highways or minor roads and 0% on city streets. (Travel time does not include gas stops, food stops or any sightseeing).
Average Rate of Travel: 48.2 miles per hour or 77.6 kilometers per hour
Route Overview:
Depart Sanderson on US Route 90 headed west (a bit of a backtrack) to US Route 285. Transition to US Route 285 headed north to Ranch Road 2400. After 39 miles, transition to Texas Route 349. At Sheffield, take Texas Route 290 to exit 325 on Interstate 10. Part II of today's ride has me headed east on Interstate 10 towards San Antonio. The Interstate leg is 152 miles or nearly half of today's mileage. Stay on Interstate 10 until US Route 290 breaks off from the Interstate highway. Head east on 290 to Austin. There is a short leg of 290/281.
Transition to US Route 285 headed north to Ranch Road 2400. After 39 miles, transition to Texas Route 349. At Sheffield, take Texas Route 290 to exit 325 on Interstate 10.
Part II of today's ride has me headed east on Interstate 10 towards San Antonio. The Interstate leg is 152 miles or nearly half of today's mileage. Stay on Interstate 10 until US Route 290 breaks off from the Interstate highway. Head east on 290 to Austin. There is a short leg of 290/281.
Comments
This seems to be a ride in two three parts. Some back country roads (I hope its a paved road), Interstate running and then some country highways. The second half of the ride gives a chance at some time in the Texas Hill Country.
The second half of the ride gives a chance at some time in the Texas Hill Country.
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Texas Department of Transportation Road Conditions
Historical Weather Data Record Low Average Low Mean Average High Record High Precip Sanderson, TX () Ozona, TX () 30F 52F 67F 80F 98F Low Austin, TX () 37F 60F 70F 79F 90F Low Source: www.weather.com look for the Records and Averages area of the site.
Sanderson, TX ()
Ozona, TX ()
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I've really enjoyed reading the entries in the University of Texas Handbook of Texas. I've collected a series of entries below for the many small towns on today's itinerary.
Town of Sheffield Town of Ozona Town of Sonora county seat of Sutton County Town of Roosevelt Town of Junction county seat of Kimble County Town of Harper is in the heart of Texas Hill Country Town of Fredericksburg county seat of Gillespie County Town of Stonewall is only 1.5 miles for the LBJ Ranch. Town of Johnson City county seat of Blanco County Town of Dripping Springs
Town of Ozona
Town of Sonora county seat of Sutton County
Town of Roosevelt
Town of Junction county seat of Kimble County
Town of Harper is in the heart of Texas Hill Country
Town of Fredericksburg county seat of Gillespie County
Town of Stonewall is only 1.5 miles for the LBJ Ranch.
Town of Johnson City county seat of Blanco County
Town of Dripping Springs
Fodors Austin Page
Texas State Capitol Building
Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Library
The famous Congress Street Bridge bats in Austin
Resources for Gay people in Texas. GayTexas.Net. Heart of Texas Bears (Austin). Texas Triangle newspaper.
RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE (c) 2001 Thomas N. Engler Revision Date: 03/11/2001