|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grey Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grey Forest 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 Grey Forest:
- 29.616934, -98.683324
- 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 Grey Forest
- 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 Bexar County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bexar County
- Since Grey Forest is near Kendall County and also Comal County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kendall County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Comal 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 Grey Forest
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grey Forest ...
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.
- Cross Mountain
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cross Mountain is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Mountain
- Dominion
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dominion is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion
- English Crossing
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- English Crossing is located in Bandera County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Crossing
- Honey Creek
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Creek is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
- Leon Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Leon Springs is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon Springs
- Leon Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Longhorn
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Longhorn is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longhorn
- Pipe Creek
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Scenic Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Scenic Oaks is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Oaks
- Shorts Corner
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Shorts Corner is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorts Corner
- Silver Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Hills is located in Comal County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
- Valley Hi
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Valley Hi is located in Bexar County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
- Walnut Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Kendall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Grey Forest to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Grey Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Grey Forest and extending to:
- San Antonio, which is the Seat of Bexar County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grey Forest to San Antonio, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 71 miles [114.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,386 miles [2,230.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,223 miles [11,624.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,954 miles [12,800.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,831 miles [9,384.1 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 '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- Grey Forest) 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 Grey Forest 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 Grey Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.6169, Longitude: -98.6833 In this case, the coordinates for Grey Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.741 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.034 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.775 degrees. |
|
|