Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sample, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sample and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sample
- 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 Sample:
- 29.218858, -97.523325
- 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 Sample
- 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 Gonzales County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gonzales County
- Since Sample is near DeWitt County and also Karnes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for DeWitt County
- eBird sighting report for Karnes 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 Sample ...
We found seven communities that share the name Sample.
Within Texas, the name Sample is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Kentucky
- Ohio
- Mahoning County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Mahoning County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mahoning County community of Sample.
- Portage County
- This community is historic and although located in Portage County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Portage County community of Sample.
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sample ...
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.
- Cheapside
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheapside
- Cheapside is located in Gonzales County
- Concrete
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Cost
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Nixon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Nixon is located in Gonzales County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,508 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nixon <5>
- Old Davy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Pilgrim
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Schoolland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schoolland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolland
- Schoolland is located in Gonzales County
- Smiley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smiley
- Smiley is located in Gonzales County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smiley <5>
- Summerville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in Gonzales County
How Far From Sample 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 Sample to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sample and extending to:
- Gonzales, which is the Seat of Gonzales County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sample to Gonzales, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the north (N). 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 1,344 miles [2,163 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,200 miles [11,587.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- 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).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,801 miles [9,335.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sample. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Sample 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sample) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sample. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.2189, Longitude: -97.5233 In this case, the coordinates for Sample have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Sample, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Sample to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.905 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.994 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.306 degrees. |