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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 Graytown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Graytown 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 Graytown:
- 29.210526, -98.314941
- 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 Graytown
- 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- Since Graytown is near Bexar County and also Atascosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bexar County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Atascosa 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 Graytown
Communities Also Named Graytown ...
We found five communities that are also named Graytown.
There is one other community in Texas that is also named Graytown.
Beyond Texas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Bexar County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Bexar County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Graytown.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Perry County
- This Graytown is located in Perry County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<2> to the northeast of the Graytown that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Graytown.
- Ohio
- Ottawa County
- This Graytown is located in Ottawa County and lies 1,197 miles [1,926.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Graytown that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Graytown.
- Tennessee
- Hickman County
- This Graytown is located in Hickman County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<2> to the northeast of the Graytown that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Graytown.
- Wisconsin
- Barron County
- This Graytown is located in Barron County and lies 1,154 miles [1,857.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Graytown that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barron County community of Graytown.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Graytown ...
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.
- Carpenter
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Carpenter is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- China Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- China Grove is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,314 people
- Hilltop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Hilltop is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Kirby
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lone Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Martinez
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Sandy Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sunnyside
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
- Unity ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Unity is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
How Far From Graytown 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 Graytown to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Graytown and extending to:
- Floresville, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Graytown to Floresville, 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 80 miles [128.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,384 miles [2,227.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,231 miles [11,637.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,959 miles [12,808.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,835 miles [9,390.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Graytown, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Graytown) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Graytown 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 Graytown. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2105, Longitude: -98.3149 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.428 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.611 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.643 degrees. |
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