Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grassland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grassland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Grassland
- 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 Grassland:
- 33.136377, -101.595739
- 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 Grassland
- 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 Lynn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lynn County
- Since Grassland is near Garza County and also Borden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Garza County
- eBird sighting report for Borden 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
Communities Also Named Grassland ...
We found nine communities that share the name Grassland.
Within Texas, the name Grassland is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Grassland lies 1,590 miles [2,558.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Grassland that is located in Lynn County.
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Boyd County
- This Grassland is located in Boyd County and lies 1,064 miles [1,712.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Grassland that is located in Lynn County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyd County community of Grassland.
- Edmonson 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 Kentucky community of Grassland [Edmonson County].
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grassland ...
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.
- Close City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Close City
- Close City is located in Garza County
- Close City has also been known as:
- Ragtown
- Draw
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Draw
- Draw is located in Lynn County
- Graham
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Hackberry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Mesquite ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the south) - Plains
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Post
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post
- Post is located in Garza County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,123 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Post <4>
- Wayside ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Grassland 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 Grassland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Grassland and extending to:
- Tahoka, which is the Seat of Lynn County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Grassland to Tahoka, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 300 miles [482.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,423 miles [2,290.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,137 miles [11,485.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,884 miles [12,688.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,774 miles [9,292.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Grassland. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grassland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grassland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1364, Longitude: -101.5957 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Grassland 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> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Grassland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.287 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.478 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.85 degrees. |