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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 Comal, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Comal 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 Comal:
- 29.645504, -98.223622
- 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 Comal
- 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 Comal is near Guadalupe County and also Bexar County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Guadalupe 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 Comal
Communities Also Named Comal ...
We found one communities that are also named Comal.
Within Texas, the name Comal is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Comal in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Marion County
- This Comal is located in Marion County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Comal that is located in Comal County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Comal.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Comal ...
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 southwest)
- Airport City is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport City
- Bracken
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bracken is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bracken
- Converse
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- First Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- First Crossing is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Crossing
- Friendly Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Friendly Corner is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
- Garden Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
- Live Oak
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Second Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Second Crossing is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Crossing
- Thorn Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Thorn Hill is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
- Universal City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Comal 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 Comal to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Comal and extending to:
- New Braunfels, which is the Seat of Comal County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Comal to Austin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,362 miles [2,191.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,204 miles [11,593.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,933 miles [12,766.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,810 miles [9,350.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Comal) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Comal 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 Comal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6455, Longitude: -98.2236 In this case, the coordinates for Comal have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.439 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.679 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.574 degrees. |
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