Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Schumannsville:
  • 29.645227, -98.076674
  • 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 Schumannsville

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Schumannsville ...

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.

• Buffalo Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Buffalo Springs is located in Comal County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
• First Crossing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • First Crossing is located in Comal County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for First Crossing
• Friendly Corner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Friendly Corner is located in Bexar County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Corner
• Garden Ridge
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Garden Ridge is located in Comal County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Ridge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,266 people
• Geronimo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Geronimo is located in Guadalupe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geronimo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geronimo <1>
• Hunter
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hunter is located in Comal County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
• Marion
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Marion is located in Guadalupe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <1>
• Second Crossing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Second Crossing is located in Comal County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Crossing
• Sweet Home
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Sweet Home is located in Guadalupe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
• Third Crossing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Third Crossing is located in Comal County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Crossing
• Thorn Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Thorn Hill is located in Comal County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill
• Zipp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Zipp is located in Guadalupe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipp

How Far From Schumannsville 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 community such as Schumannsville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Schumannsville and extending to:

• Seguin, which is the Seat of Guadalupe County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Schumannsville to Austin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,355 miles [2,180.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 53 days and walking would take 77 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,927 miles [12,757.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,804 miles [9,340.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'