Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Earle, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Earle and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Earle
- 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 Earle:
- 29.263294, -98.490849
- 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 Earle
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Bexar County
- Since Earle is near Atascosa County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Atascosa County
- eBird sighting report for Wilson 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 Earle ...
We found seven communities that share the name Earle.
Within Texas, the name Earle is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Earle, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Indiana
- Montana
- New Jersey
- South Carolina
- Aiken County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Earle [Aiken County].
- Williamsburg County
- This Earle is located in Williamsburg County and lies 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Earle that is located in Bexar County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg County community of Earle.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- England
- Distance: 4,810 miles [7,740.9 km]<1> to the northeast
- England
Curious and Interesting Names Near Earle ...
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.
- China Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- China Grove is located in Bexar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
- Graytown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
- Graytown is located in Wilson County
- Hilltop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Kirby
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
- Kirby is located in Bexar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,719 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kirby <5>
- Leon Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Valley
- Leon Valley is located in Bexar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,301 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon Valley <5>
- Lone Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Lone Oak is located in Bexar County
- Martinez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinez
- Martinez is located in Bexar County
- Sandy Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Oaks
- Sandy Oaks is located in Bexar County
- Valley Hi
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Earle 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 Earle to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Earle and extending to:
- San Antonio, which is the Seat of Bexar County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Earle to San Antonio, with an average speed<6> 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 82 miles [132 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,390 miles [2,237 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,235 miles [11,643.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,964 miles [12,816.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,840 miles [9,398.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Earle. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bexar County: www.co.bexar.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Earle) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Earle. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2633, Longitude: -98.4908 In this case, the coordinates for Earle have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Earle 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> | 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 Earle, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Earle to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.554 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.767 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.715 degrees. |