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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 Camp Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camp Springs 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 Camp Springs:
    • 32.759830, -100.692058
    • 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 Camp 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 Scurry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Scurry County
    • Since Camp Springs is near Fisher County and also Nolan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fisher County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Nolan 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 Camp Springs

Communities Also Named Camp Springs ...

We found three communities that are also named Camp Springs.

Within Texas, the name Camp Springs is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Campbell County
      • This Camp Springs is located in Campbell County and lies 1,008 miles [1,622.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Camp Springs that is located in Scurry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Camp Springs.
    • Maryland
      • Prince George's County
      • This Camp Springs is located in Prince George's County and lies 1,391 miles [2,238.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Camp Springs that is located in Scurry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Camp Springs.
    • North Carolina
      • Caswell County
      • This Camp Springs is located in Caswell County and lies 1,227 miles [1,974.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Camp Springs that is located in Scurry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caswell County community of Camp Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp 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.

  • Brand
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • Brand is located in Scurry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brand
  • Center
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Center is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
  • China Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • China Grove is located in Scurry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Grove
  • Cross Roads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cross Roads is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Fisher
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Fisher is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Harmony
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
    • Harmony is located in Kent County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Hobbs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hobbs is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
  • Ira
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Longworth
    (21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
    • Longworth is located in Fisher County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longworth
  • Union
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Union is located in Scurry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Camp Springs to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Camp Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Snyder, which is the Seat of Scurry County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Camp Springs to Snyder, with an average speed<3> 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 244 miles [392.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,385 miles [2,228.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 55 days and walking would take 79 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,871 miles [12,667.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,757 miles [9,265 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Camp Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Camp Springs 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 Camp Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7598, Longitude: -100.6921       In this case, the coordinates for Camp Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.599 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.619 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.451 degrees.