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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 Bulverde East, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bulverde East and the surrounding area.
- 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 Bulverde East:
- 29.753555, -98.390849
- 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 Bulverde East
- 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 Comal County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Comal County
- Since Bulverde East is near Bexar County and also Kendall County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bexar County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall 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 Bulverde East
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bulverde East ...
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.
- Bracken
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Buffalo Springs
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Buffalo Springs is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
- Cranes Mill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cranes Mill is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Mill
- First Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- First Crossing is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Crossing
- Fourth Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Fourth Crossing is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Crossing
- Garden Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
- Honey Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Honey Creek is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Live Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Second Crossing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Second Crossing is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Crossing
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Shorts Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Shorts Corner is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Corner
- Silver Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Silver Hills is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
- Spring Branch
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Startzville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Startzville is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startzville
- Third Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Third Crossing is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Crossing
- Universal City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Bulverde East 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 Bulverde East 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<2> community of Bulverde East once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bulverde East and extending to:
- New Braunfels, which is the Seat of Comal County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bulverde East to New Braunfels, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,366 miles [2,198.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,205 miles [11,595.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,935 miles [12,770.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,812 miles [9,353.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 Bulverde East, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Bulverde East) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bulverde East 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 Bulverde East. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7536, Longitude: -98.3908 In this case, the coordinates for Bulverde East have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.568 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.846 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.638 degrees. |
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