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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 Singleton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Singleton and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Singleton:
    • 30.652141, -95.958564
    • 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 Singleton
  • 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 Grimes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grimes County
    • Since Singleton is near Walker County and also Brazos County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walker County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brazos 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 Singleton

Communities Also Named Singleton ...

We found eight communities that are also named Singleton.

Within Texas, the name Singleton is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Clarke County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Singleton [Clarke County].
      • Saint Clair County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Singleton [Saint Clair County].
    • Colorado
      • Park County
      • This Singleton is located in Park County and lies 814 miles [1,310 km]<2> to the northwest of the Singleton that is located in Grimes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Singleton.
    • Mississippi
      • Leake County
      • This Singleton is located in Leake County and lies 407 miles [655 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Singleton that is located in Grimes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leake County community of Singleton.
      • Winston County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Singleton [Winston County].
    • South Carolina
      • Calhoun County
      • This Singleton is located in Calhoun County and lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Singleton that is located in Grimes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Singleton.
    • Tennessee
      • Bedford County
      • This Singleton is located in Bedford County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Singleton that is located in Grimes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Singleton.
      • Blount County
      • This Singleton is located in Blount County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km] to the east northeast of the Singleton that is located in Grimes County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Singleton.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Singleton ...

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.

  • Channey Crossing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Channey Crossing is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channey Crossing
  • Cotton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Cotton is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
  • Cross
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Cross is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
  • Democrat Crossing
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Democrat Crossing is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Democrat Crossing
  • Erwin
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Erwin is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
  • Keith
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Keith is located in Grimes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
  • Peach Creek
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Peach Creek is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Creek
  • Reliance
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Reliance is located in Brazos County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reliance
  • Richards
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Singleton and extending to:

  • Anderson, which is the Seat of Grimes County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Singleton to Anderson, 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 109 miles [175.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,211 miles [1,948.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,064 miles [11,368.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,789 miles [12,535.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,665 miles [9,116.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Singleton 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Singleton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Singleton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Singleton 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 Singleton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.6521, Longitude: -95.9586       In this case, the coordinates for Singleton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.101 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.228 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.518 degrees.