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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 Grapeland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grapeland and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Grapeland:
    • 34.158898, -117.454216
    • 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 Grapeland
  • 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 San Bernardino County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for San Bernardino County
    • Since Grapeland is near Riverside County and also Los Angeles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Riverside County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Los Angeles 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 Grapeland

Communities Also Named Grapeland ...

We found three communities that are also named Grapeland.

Within California, the name Grapeland is unique.

Beyond California, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Minnesota
      • Faribault County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Grapeland [Faribault County].
    • Mississippi
      • Bolivar County
      • This Grapeland is located in Bolivar County and lies 1,513 miles [2,434.9 km]<2> to the east of the Grapeland that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bolivar County community of Grapeland.
    • Texas
      • Houston County
      • This Grapeland is located in Houston County and lies 1,285 miles [2,068 km]<2> to the east of the Grapeland that is located in San Bernardino County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Grapeland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grapeland ...

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.

  • Arrowhead
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Arrowhead is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
  • Belltown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Belltown is located in Riverside County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
  • Cedar Springs ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Cedar Springs is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Champagne
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Champagne is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champagne
  • Cosy Dell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cosy Dell is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cosy Dell
  • Cottage Gardens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Cottage Gardens is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Gardens
  • Crestline
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Devil Canyon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Devil Canyon is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devil Canyon
  • Garden Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Garden Park is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Park
  • Grand Terrace
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Kaiser
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Kaiser is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kaiser
  • Scotland
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Scotland is located in San Bernardino County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Skyland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Skyland is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyland
    • Sunnyslope
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Sunnyslope is located in Riverside County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyslope
    • University Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • University Heights is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Heights
    • Valley Gardens
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Valley Gardens is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Gardens
    • Valley of Enchantment
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Valley of Enchantment is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley of Enchantment
    • Walnut Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Walnut Ridge is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge
    • Warm Springs
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Warm Springs is located in San Bernardino County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Grapeland once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Grapeland and extending to:

  • San Bernardino, which is the Seat of San Bernardino County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grapeland to San Bernardino, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 378 miles [608.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,247 miles [3,616.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,542 miles [12,137.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,310 miles [13,373.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Grapeland could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Grapeland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Grapeland, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<5>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.
<6>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 Grapeland 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 Grapeland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1589, Longitude: -117.4542       In this case, the coordinates for Grapeland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.602 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.374 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.177 degrees.