Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Rush Springs:
  • 34.778959, -97.956574
  • 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 Rush Springs

• 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 Grady County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grady County
  • Since Rush Springs is near Stephens County and also Comanche County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stephens County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Comanche 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 Rush Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rush Springs ...

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.

• Acme
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Acme is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
• Cement
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Cement is located in Caddo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cement
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 471 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cement <1>
• Cyril
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cyril is located in Caddo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyril
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,002 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cyril <1>
• Farwell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Farwell is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farwell
• Hope
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hope is located in Stephens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
• Nellie
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Nellie is located in Stephens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nellie
• Oil City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Oil City is located in Stephens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oil City
• Pumpkin Center ‑ Historic
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Comanche County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Rocky Ford
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocky Ford is located in Grady County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford

How Far From Rush Springs 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 town such as Rush Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Chickasha, which is the Seat of Grady County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Rush Springs to Chickasha, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
• Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,187 miles [1,910.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,920 miles [11,136.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,662 miles [12,330.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,547 miles [8,927 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'