Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Apple 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 Apple Springs:
  • 31.223041, -94.970684
  • 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 Apple 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 Trinity County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trinity County
  • Since Apple Springs is near Angelina County and also Houston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Angelina County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston 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 Apple Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Apple 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.

• Center Point ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Center Point is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
• Centerville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Centerville is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Fog Town
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Fog Town is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fog Town
• Friendship
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Friendship is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Lacy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lacy is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacy
  • Lacy has also been known as:
  • Lacey
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lacy
  • From Apple Springs to Lacy
• Providence
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Providence is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
• Redtown
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Redtown is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redtown
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Redtown
  • From Apple Springs to Redtown
• Rutland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Rutland is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rutland
• Shady Grove
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Shady Grove is located in Angelina County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Stubblefield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Stubblefield is located in Houston County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stubblefield
• Sulphur
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Sulphur is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
• Woodlake
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Woodlake is located in Trinity County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Woodlake
  • From Apple Springs to Woodlake

How Far From Apple Springs 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 Apple 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 Apple Springs and extending to:

• Groveton, which is the Seat of Trinity County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Apple Springs to Groveton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 177 miles [284.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,140 miles [1,834.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,996 miles [11,259 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,720 miles [12,424.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,596 miles [9,005.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'