Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crabapple, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crabapple and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crabapple
- 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 Crabapple:
- 30.4429708, -98.8375414
- 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 Crabapple
- 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 Gillespie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gillespie County
- Since Crabapple is near Llano County and also Mason County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Llano County
- eBird sighting report for Mason 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Crabapple ...
We found three communities that share the name Crabapple.
Within Texas, the name Crabapple is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Ohio
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crabapple ...
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.
- Blowout
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Cherry Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Mountain
- Cherry Mountain is located in Gillespie County
- Cherry Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Spring
- Cherry Spring is located in Gillespie County
- Fredericksburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
- Fredericksburg is located in Gillespie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,519 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <3>
- Hilltop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Loyal Valley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loyal Valley
- Loyal Valley is located in Mason County
- Prairie Mountain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Mountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Mountain
- Prairie Mountain is located in Llano County
- Rocky Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Hill
- Rocky Hill is located in Gillespie County
- Willow City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow City
- Willow City is located in Gillespie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Willow City <3>
How Far From Crabapple 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 Crabapple 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<4> community of Crabapple once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Crabapple and extending to:
- Fredericksburg, which is the Seat of Gillespie County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Crabapple to Fredericksburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the east (E). 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 1,364 miles [2,195.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,185 miles [11,563.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,918 miles [12,742.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,796 miles [9,327.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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- Crabapple) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crabapple. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.4430, Longitude: -98.8375 In this case, the coordinates for Crabapple have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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 Crabapple, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Crabapple 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 320.978 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.417 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.784 degrees. |