Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Jubilee 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 Jubilee Springs:
  • 31.176842, -97.499179
  • 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 Jubilee 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 Bell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bell County
  • Since Jubilee Springs is near Coryell County and also McLennan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coryell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McLennan 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 Jubilee Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Jubilee 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.

• Bland
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Bland is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland
• Cold Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Cold Springs is located in Coryell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Springs
• Curry Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Curry Crossing is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curry Crossing
• Dog Ridge ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Dog Ridge is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Ridge
• Hobbs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hobbs is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs
• Owl Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Owl Creek is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Creek
• Stampede
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Stampede is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stampede
• Temple
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Temple is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,761 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Temple <1>
• Union Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Union Hill is located in Bell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

How Far From Jubilee 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 Jubilee 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 Jubilee Springs and extending to:

• Belton, which is the Seat of Bell County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 64 miles [103 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Jubilee Springs to Austin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,269 miles [2,042.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 7,095 miles [11,418.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,827 miles [12,596.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,704 miles [9,179.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'