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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 Grapevine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grapevine 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 Grapevine:
    • 37.300045, -87.485832
    • 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 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 Hopkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hopkins County
    • Since Grapevine is near Muhlenberg County and also Christian County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muhlenberg County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Christian 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 Grapevine

Communities Also Named Grapevine ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Grapevine.

There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Grapevine.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Kentucky ...
    • Perry 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 Kentucky community of Grapevine [Perry County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Gila County
      • This Grapevine is located in Gila County and lies 1,345 miles [2,164.6 km]<2> to the west of the Grapevine that is located in Hopkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gila County community of Grapevine.
    • Arkansas
      • Grant County
      • This Grapevine is located in Grant County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<2> to the southwest of the Grapevine that is located in Hopkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Grapevine.
    • California
      • Kern County
      • This Grapevine is located in Kern County and lies 1,753 miles [2,821.2 km]<2> to the west of the Grapevine that is located in Hopkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kern County community of Grapevine.
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Grapevine [Gwinnett County].
    • Missouri
      • Saint Clair 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 Missouri community of Grapevine [Saint Clair County].
    • North Carolina
      • Madison 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 North Carolina community of Grapevine [Madison County].
    • Tennessee
      • Bledsoe County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Grapevine [Bledsoe County].
    • Texas
      • Tarrant County
      • This Grapevine is located in Tarrant County and lies 619 miles [996.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Grapevine that is located in Hopkins County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Grapevine.
    • West Virginia
      • McDowell 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 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.

  • Coiltown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Coiltown is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coiltown
  • Daniel Boone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Daniel Boone is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniel Boone
  • Earles
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Earles is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earles
  • Fiddle Bow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Fiddle Bow is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiddle Bow
  • Graham
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Graham is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
  • Little Valley
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Little Valley is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Valley
  • Oriole
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Oriole is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oriole
  • Pee Vee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Pee Vee is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Vee
  • Rabbit Ridge
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rabbit Ridge is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rabbit Ridge
  • Sandy
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Sandy is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
  • Sixth Vein
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Sixth Vein is located in Hopkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixth Vein
  • Stringtown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Stringtown is located in Muhlenberg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

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, the straight-line distance beginning in Grapevine and extending to:

  • Madisonville, which is the Seat of Hopkins County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Grapevine to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 578 miles [930.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,398 miles [10,296.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,122 miles [11,461.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,998 miles [8,043.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grapevine) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>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.
<5>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grapevine. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3000, Longitude: -87.4858       In this case, the coordinates for Grapevine have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.278 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.506 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.722 degrees.