Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cove 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 Cove Springs:
  • 32.009887, -95.346063
  • 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 Cove 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Since Cove Springs is near Henderson County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Cove Springs

Communities Also Named Cove Springs ...

We found one communities that are also named Cove Springs.

Within Texas, the name Cove Springs is unique.

Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Cove Springs in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Pinellas County
    • This Cove Springs is located in Pinellas County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cove Springs that is located in Cherokee County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pinellas County community of Cove Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cove 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.

• Cherokee Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherokee Landing is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Landing
• Craft
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Craft is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft
• Lake View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake View is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
• Mountain Heaven
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mountain Heaven is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Heaven
• Pierces Chapel
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Pierces Chapel is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierces Chapel
• Prices
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Prices is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices
• Teaselville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Teaselville is located in Smith County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teaselville
• Todd City
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Todd City is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd City

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

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

• Rusk, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cove Springs to Rusk, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 185 miles [297.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,131 miles [1,820.2 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 6,969 miles [11,215.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,697 miles [12,387.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,574 miles [8,970.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'