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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 China Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to China Grove 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 China Grove:
- 29.394251, -98.345635
- 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 China Grove
- 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 Bexar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bexar County
- Since China Grove is near Wilson County and also Guadalupe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guadalupe 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 China Grove
Communities Also Named China Grove ...
We found seven communities that are also named China Grove.
There are two communities within Texas that are also named China Grove.
Beyond Texas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Brazoria County
- This China Grove is located in Brazoria County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the east of the China Grove that is located in Bexar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of China Grove.
- Scurry County
- This China Grove is located in Scurry County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the north northwest of the China Grove that is located in Bexar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scurry County community of China Grove.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Pike County
- This China Grove is located in Pike County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the China Grove that is located in Bexar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of China Grove.
- Mississippi
- Pike 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 Mississippi community of China Grove [Pike County].
- Walthall County
- This China Grove is located in Walthall County and lies 509 miles [819.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the China Grove that is located in Bexar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walthall County community of China Grove.
- North Carolina
- Rowan County
- This China Grove is located in Rowan County and lies 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the China Grove that is located in Bexar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of China Grove.
- Tennessee
- Gibson County
- This China Grove is located in Gibson County and lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the China Grove that is located in Bexar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of China Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near China Grove ...
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.
- Airport City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Airport City is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
- Carpenter
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Carpenter is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Converse
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Friendly Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Friendly Corner is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Hilltop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Kirby
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Live Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Lone Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Longhorn
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Longhorn is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhorn
- Martinez
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Martinez is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
- Shorts Corner
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Shorts Corner is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Corner
- Universal City
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
How Far From China Grove to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as China Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in China Grove and extending to:
- San Antonio, which is the Seat of Bexar County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from China Grove to San Antonio, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,378 miles [2,217.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,222 miles [11,622.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,951 miles [12,795.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- China Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 China Grove 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 China Grove 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 China Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.3943, Longitude: -98.3456 In this case, the coordinates for China Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.479 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.695 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.644 degrees. |
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