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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 Grape Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grape Creek 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 Grape Creek:
- 31.589878, -100.543153
- 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 Grape Creek
- 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 Tom Green County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tom Green County
- Since Grape Creek is near Coke County and also Irion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Irion 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 Grape Creek
Communities Also Named Grape Creek ...
We found two communities that are also named Grape Creek.
Within Texas, the name Grape Creek is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Vermilion County
- This Grape Creek is located in Vermilion County and lies 929 miles [1,495.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Grape Creek that is located in Tom Green County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vermilion County community of Grape Creek.
- North Carolina
- Cherokee County
- This Grape Creek is located in Cherokee County and lies 978 miles [1,573.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Grape Creek that is located in Tom Green County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Grape Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grape Creek ...
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.
- Broome
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Broome is located in Sterling County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Broome
- Edith
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Edith is located in Coke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edith
- Harriet
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Harriet is located in Tom Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harriet
- Knickerbocker
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- Miles
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Pecan Mott
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pecan Mott is located in Coke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Mott
- Robert Lee
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
- Seventeen Mile Crossing
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Sixmile Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Sixmile Crossing is located in Tom Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile Crossing
- Sixteen Mile Crossing
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Sixteen Mile Crossing is located in Tom Green County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixteen Mile Crossing
- Water Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Grape Creek 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 Grape Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grape Creek and extending to:
- San Angelo, which is the Seat of Tom Green County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grape Creek to San Angelo, with an average speed<3> 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 189 miles [304.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 1,413 miles [2,274 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 81 days.
- The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,926 miles [12,755.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,809 miles [9,348.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Grape Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Grape Creek 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 Grape Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.5899, Longitude: -100.5432 In this case, the coordinates for Grape Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.322 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.151 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.47 degrees. |
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