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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 Gilson Groves, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gilson Groves 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 Gilson Groves:
- 28.269439, -99.755606
- 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 Gilson Groves
- 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 Dimmit County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dimmit County
- Since Gilson Groves is near Webb County and also Zavala County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Webb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Zavala 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 Gilson Groves
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilson Groves ...
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.
- Bushy Creek
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Bushy Creek is located in Zavala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bushy Creek
- Bushy Creek has also been known as:
- Bushy Creek Colonia
- Crystal City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Popeye Lake
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Popeye Lake is located in Zavala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Popeye Lake
- Popeye Lake has also been known as:
- Popeye Lake Colonia
- River Spur
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- River Spur is located in Zavala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Spur
- Valley Wells
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Wells is located in Dimmit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Wells
- Winter Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Winter Haven is located in Dimmit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Haven
How Far From Gilson Groves 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 Gilson Groves to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Gilson Groves and extending to:
- Carrizo Springs, which is the Seat of Dimmit County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gilson Groves to Carrizo Springs, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 183 miles [294.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,492 miles [2,401.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 85 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,336 miles [11,806.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,066 miles [12,981 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Gilson Groves) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Gilson Groves 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 Gilson Groves. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.2694, Longitude: -99.7556 In this case, the coordinates for Gilson Groves have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.227 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.442 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.315 degrees. |
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