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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 Conville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Conville 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 Conville:
    • 31.436294, -94.062971
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Conville
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Conville ...

We found one communities that share the name Conville.

Within Texas, the name Conville is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Conville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Baxter County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Conville [Baxter County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Conville ...

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.

  • Black Ankle
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Ankle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Ankle
    • Black Ankle is located in San Augustine County
  • Fords Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fords Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fords Corner
    • Fords Corner is located in San Augustine County
  • Geneva
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Maxey Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maxey Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxey Town
    • Maxey Town is located in San Augustine County
  • Rebecca
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rebecca
    • Rebecca is located in San Augustine County
  • Rosevine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosevine
    • Rosevine is located in Sabine County
  • Sunrise
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
    • Sunrise is located in San Augustine County
  • Union
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Union is located in San Augustine County
  • Union Grave
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Grave have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grave
    • Union Grave is located in San Augustine County

How Far From Conville 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 Conville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Conville and extending to:

  • San Augustine, which is the Seat of San Augustine County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<4> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Conville to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,087 miles [1,749.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,949 miles [11,183.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,672 miles [12,346.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,547 miles [8,927 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Conville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Conville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 from Point A (ie- Conville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Conville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4363, Longitude: -94.0630       In this case, the coordinates for Conville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Conville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.981 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.016 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.628 degrees.









 

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