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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 Germany, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Germany 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 Germany:
- 31.439902, -95.350778
- 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 Germany
- 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Since Germany is near Anderson County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Germany
Communities Also Named Germany ...
We found seven communities that are also named Germany.
Within Texas, the name Germany is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Rabun County
- This Germany is located in Rabun County and lies 726 miles [1,168.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Germany that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rabun County community of Germany.
- Indiana
- Clark County
- This Germany is located in Clark County and lies 736 miles [1,184.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Germany that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Germany.
- Fulton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Germany [Fulton County].
- New Brunswick
- This Germany lies 1,817 miles [2,924.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Germany that is located in Houston County.
- Ohio
- Pike County
- This Germany is located in Pike County and lies 873 miles [1,405 km]<1> to the northeast of the Germany that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Germany.
- Pennsylvania
- Indiana County
- This Germany is located in Indiana County and lies 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Germany that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Germany.
- Warren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Germany [Warren County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Germany ...
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.
- Bobbittville ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bobbittville is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobbittville
- Crockett
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Glover ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Glover is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Grapeland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hays Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hays Spring is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Spring
- Hickory Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Creek is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Creek
- Liberty Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Mound City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Mound City is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound City
- Post Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Post Oak is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Oak
- Refuge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Refuge is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Refuge
- Union Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Union Crossing is located in Houston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossing
How Far From Germany 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 Germany to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Germany and extending to:
- Crockett, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Germany to Crockett, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,999 miles [11,263.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,726 miles [12,433.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,602 miles [9,015.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Germany) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Germany 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Germany 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 Germany. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.4399, Longitude: -95.3508 In this case, the coordinates for Germany have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.813 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.992 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.175 degrees. |
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