From Austin, Texas to Houston, Texas
WEATHER AND TRAFFIC
WEBSITES 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: Tuesday April 17, 2001 Departing from: Austin, Texas Arriving at: Houston Texas Expected Mileage: 172.0 miles or 277.0 kilometers traveled in 4 hours 16 minutes. Planned route of travel is 30% on Interstate Highway, 0% on non-Interstate highways, 70% 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: 40.3 miles per hour or 64.9 kilometers per hour
Departing from: Austin, Texas
Arriving at: Houston Texas
Expected Mileage: 172.0 miles or 277.0 kilometers traveled in 4 hours 16 minutes. Planned route of travel is 30% on Interstate Highway, 0% on non-Interstate highways, 70% 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: 40.3 miles per hour or 64.9 kilometers per hour
Route Overview:
Depart Austin on Interstate 35 southbound. Exit I-35 onto East Riverside Drive headed southeast. Turn left onto Texas Route 71. Outside La Grange Texas, transition onto Texas Route 159 headed east. Outside of Bellville Texas Route 159 intersects Texas Route 36. Transition onto Route 36 heading southeast and stay with Route 36 as Route 159 branches off outside Bellville. Enter Interstate 10 heading eastbound at exit 720. Roll into Houston.
Exit I-35 onto East Riverside Drive headed southeast. Turn left onto Texas Route 71.
Outside La Grange Texas, transition onto Texas Route 159 headed east.
Outside of Bellville Texas Route 159 intersects Texas Route 36. Transition onto Route 36 heading southeast and stay with Route 36 as Route 159 branches off outside Bellville.
Enter Interstate 10 heading eastbound at exit 720. Roll into Houston.
Comments
Ah, my aching ass! A nice short day.
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Texas Department of Transportation Road Conditions
Historical Weather Data Record Low Average Low Mean Average High Record High Precip Austin, TX () 39F 60F 70F 79F 93F Mod Houston, TX () 43F 61F 70F 79F 90F Mod Source: www.weather.com look for the Records and Averages area of the site.
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RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE WEBSITES ALONG THE WAY
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 Smithville Town of Plum Town of La Grange county seat of Fayette County, home to the Chicken Ranch basis for the stage play and movie "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas" Town of Fayetteville Town of Industry Town of Bellville county seat of Austin County Houston
Town of Plum
Town of La Grange county seat of Fayette County, home to the Chicken Ranch basis for the stage play and movie "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas"
Town of Fayetteville
Town of Industry
Town of Bellville county seat of Austin County
Houston
Fodors Houston Page and another generalist but comprehensive tourism page: TravelTex
Space Center Houston
Museum of Fine Arts as much for the collection as for the exhibition building one of which was designed by Mies van der Rohe
Menil Collection spans the range of art from the paleolithic to the modern.
The Holocaust Museum Houston receives mention due to its architecturally striking museum and a chilling movie called "Voices".
Resources for Gay people in Texas. GayTexas.Net. Houston Gay Guide Texas Triangle newspaper.
RETURN TO TOP OF PAGE (c) 2001 Thomas N. Engler Revision Date: 03/11/2001