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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 West, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bulverde West 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 West:
- 29.772443, -98.525297
- 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 West
- 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 West is near Kendall County and also Bexar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bexar 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 West
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bulverde West ...
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.
- Cross Mountain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Mountain is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mountain
- Dominion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Dominion is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
- Grey Forest
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Grey Forest is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Forest
- Population from the 2020 Census: 575 people
- Honey Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Leon Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
- Scenic Oaks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Scenic Oaks is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Oaks
- Silver Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Silver Hills is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
- Spring Branch
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Startzville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Startzville is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startzville
- Walnut Grove
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Walnut Grove is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Bulverde West 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 Bulverde West 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 West once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bulverde West and extending to:
- New Braunfels, which is the Seat of Comal County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bulverde West to New Braunfels, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 57 miles [91.7 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 1,372 miles [2,208 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 7,209 miles [11,601.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,939 miles [12,776.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,816 miles [9,359.9 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 West, 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Bulverde West) 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 West 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 West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7724, Longitude: -98.5253 In this case, the coordinates for Bulverde West have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.661 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.958 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.695 degrees. |
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