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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 Flag Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flag Springs and the surrounding area.
- 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 Flag Springs:
- 33.516495, -96.011637
- 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 Flag 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 Fannin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
- Since Flag Springs is near Lamar County and also Delta County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lamar County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delta 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 Flag Springs
Communities Also Named Flag Springs ...
We found one communities that are also named Flag Springs.
Within Texas, the name Flag Springs is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Flag Springs in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Andrew County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Flag Springs [Andrew County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flag 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.
- Bug Tussle ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bug Tussle is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bug Tussle
- Clutter Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clutter Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clutter Point
- Cotton Center
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Cotton Center is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Center
- English
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- English is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- Flat Prairie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Flat Prairie is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Prairie
- Hail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hail is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hail
- Honey Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Prairie Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Prairie Point is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Point
- Shady Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shady Grove is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Silver City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Silver City is located in Fannin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
How Far From Flag 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 Flag Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Flag Springs and extending to:
- Bonham, which is the Seat of Fannin County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Flag Springs to Bonham, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 246 miles [395.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,650 miles [12,311.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,529 miles [8,898.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Flag Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flag Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Flag 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 Flag Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5165, Longitude: -96.0116 In this case, the coordinates for Flag Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.507 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.071 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.219 degrees. |
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