Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Grass Pond Colony:
  • 29.251352, -98.129452
  • 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 Grass Pond Colony

• 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Wilson County
  • Since Grass Pond Colony is near Bexar County and also Guadalupe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Bexar County
  • eBird sighting report for Guadalupe 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grass Pond Colony ...

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.

• Alum
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum
  • Alum is located in Wilson County
• Carpenter
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpenter have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Carpenter is located in Wilson County
• Gray Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Crossing
  • Gray Crossing is located in Wilson County
• Graytown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graytown
  • Graytown is located in Wilson County
• Lone Oak
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
  • Lone Oak is located in Bexar County
• Stockdale
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stockdale
  • Stockdale is located in Wilson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stockdale <2>
• Sunnyside
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
  • Sunnyside is located in Wilson County
• Unity ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
  • Unity is located in Wilson County

How Far From Grass Pond Colony to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Grass Pond Colony to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Grass Pond Colony once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Grass Pond Colony and extending to:

• Floresville, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<4> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Grass Pond Colony to Austin, with an average speed<5>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 1,373 miles [2,209.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,222 miles [11,622.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,949 miles [12,792.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,825 miles [9,374.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/