Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Earlywine, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Earlywine and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Earlywine

• 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 Earlywine:
  • 30.216603, -96.307463
  • 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 Earlywine

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Earlywine is near Austin County and also Waller County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Austin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Waller 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 Earlywine

Curious and Interesting Names Near Earlywine ...

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.

• Berlin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Berlin is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlin
• Clay
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Clay is located in Burleson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clay <1>
• Daniels
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Daniels is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels
• Gay Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Gay Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Hill
• Goodwill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Goodwill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwill
• Graball ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Graball is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
• Independence
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Independence is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Independence <1>
• Klump
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Klump is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klump
• Prairie Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Prairie Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Hill
• Rock Island
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Rock Island is located in Waller County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
• Sandy Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Hill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hill
• Zionville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Zionville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Earlywine and extending to:

• Brenham, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Earlywine to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,245 miles [2,003.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,825 miles [12,593.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,701 miles [9,174.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'