Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grapevine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grapevine and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grapevine
- 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 Grapevine:
- 34.072049, -83.863511
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Grapevine
- 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
- Since Grapevine is near Barrow County and also Hall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Barrow County
- eBird sighting report for Hall 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Grapevine ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Grapevine.
Within Georgia, the name Grapevine is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Kentucky
- Hopkins County
- This Grapevine is located in Hopkins County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Grapevine that is located in Gwinnett County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hopkins County community of Grapevine.
- Perry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Grapevine [Perry County].
- Missouri
- North Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- West Virginia
- McDowell County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Grapevine [McDowell County].
- Summers County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Grapevine [Summers County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grapevine ...
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.
- Carl
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Cedar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Barrow County
- Chestnut Mountain
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mountain
- Chestnut Mountain is located in Hall County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chestnut Mountain <5>
- Ednaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Forest Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Hall County
- Gravel Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravel Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Springs
- Gravel Springs is located in Gwinnett County
- Hog Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hog Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Mountain
- Hog Mountain is located in Gwinnett County
- Pebble Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Brook
- Pebble Brook is located in Gwinnett County
- Rest Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rest Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
- Roberts Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roberts Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Crossroads
- Roberts Crossroads is located in Hall County
- Robin Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robin Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Ridge
- Robin Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 1,170 people
- Saddlewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saddlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlewood
- Saddlewood is located in Gwinnett County
- Whistleville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whistleville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whistleville
- Whistleville is located in Barrow County
- Woodland Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Springs
- Woodland Springs is located in Gwinnett County
How Far From Grapevine to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Grapevine 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 community of Grapevine once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Grapevine and extending to:
- Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Grapevine to Lawrenceville, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 504 miles [811.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,402 miles [10,303 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,104 miles [11,432.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,982 miles [8,017.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Gwinnett County: www.co.gwinnett.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Grapevine) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grapevine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0720, Longitude: -83.8635 In this case, the coordinates for Grapevine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Grapevine 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. |
| <3> | 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 Grapevine, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Grapevine to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.958 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.383 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.002 degrees. |