Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Alto 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 Alto Springs:
  • 31.286011, -96.670535
  • 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 Alto 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 Falls County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Falls County
  • Since Alto Springs is near Limestone County and also Robertson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson 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 Alto Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Alto 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.

• Buffalo Mop
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Buffalo Mop is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Mop
• Coit
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Coit is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coit
• Headsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Headsville is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
• Little Elm
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Little Elm is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elm
• Long Branch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Branch is located in Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
• Mustang
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Mustang is located in Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mustang
• Odds ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Odds is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odds
• Pleasant Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Limestone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Stranger
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Stranger is located in Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stranger
• Sunrise
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Sunrise is located in Falls County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Alto Springs and extending to:

• Marlin, which is the Seat of Falls County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Alto Springs to Marlin, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,224 miles [1,969.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,058 miles [11,358.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,788 miles [12,533.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,665 miles [9,116.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'