Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Doak 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 Doak Springs:
  • 30.359377, -96.969428
  • 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 Doak 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
  • Since Doak Springs is near Burleson County and also Milam County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burleson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Milam 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 Doak Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Doak 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.

• Blue
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Blue is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
• Dime Box
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Dime Box is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dime Box
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dime Box <1>
• Gus
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Gus is located in Burleson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gus
• Hicks
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Hicks is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks
• Hills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hills is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
• Leo
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Leo is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
• Lincoln
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lincoln is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln <1>
• Old Dime Box
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Old Dime Box is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Dime Box
• Sweet Home
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sweet Home is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Home
• Tanglewood
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Tanglewood is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

How Far From Doak 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 Doak 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 Doak Springs and extending to:

• Giddings, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Doak Springs to Giddings, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 46 miles [74 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,272 miles [2,047.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 50 days and walking would take 73 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,118 miles [11,455.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,846 miles [12,626.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,722 miles [9,208.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'