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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 Maple Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maple 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 Maple Springs:
    • 33.355669, -95.005494
    • 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 Maple 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 Titus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Titus County
    • Since Maple Springs is near Red River County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Red River County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Maple Springs

Communities Also Named Maple Springs ...

We found six communities that are also named Maple Springs.

Within Texas, the name Maple Springs is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Independence County
      • This Maple Springs is located in Independence County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maple Springs that is located in Titus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Independence County community of Maple Springs.
    • Minnesota
      • Wabasha County
      • This Maple Springs is located in Wabasha County and lies 778 miles [1,252.1 km]<1> to the north of the Maple Springs that is located in Titus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wabasha County community of Maple Springs.
    • New York
      • Chautauqua County
      • This Maple Springs is located in Chautauqua County and lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maple Springs that is located in Titus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Maple Springs.
    • North Carolina
      • Swain County
      • This Maple Springs is located in Swain County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maple Springs that is located in Titus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Swain County community of Maple Springs.
      • Wilkes County
      • This Maple Springs is located in Wilkes County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km] to the east northeast of the Maple Springs that is located in Titus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilkes County community of Maple Springs.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Maple Springs is located in Davis County and lies 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Maple Springs that is located in Titus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Maple Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple 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.

  • Boxelder
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Boxelder is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boxelder
  • Cuthand
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cuthand is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuthand
  • Green Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Green Hill is located in Titus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Harts Bluff
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Harts Bluff is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harts Bluff
  • Johntown
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Johntown is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
  • Liberty Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Liberty Hill is located in Titus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Maple
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Maple is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple
  • Marshall Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Marshall Springs is located in Titus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Springs
  • Pine Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Pine Branch is located in Red River County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Branch

How Far From Maple Springs to ...

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

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

  • Mount Pleasant, which is the Seat of Titus County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Maple Springs to Mount Pleasant, with an average speed<2> 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 266 miles [428.1 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,070 miles [1,722 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 42 days and walking would take 61 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,886 miles [11,081.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,618 miles [12,260 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,495 miles [8,843.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Maple Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Maple 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 Maple Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3557, Longitude: -95.0055       In this case, the coordinates for Maple Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.823 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.249 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.79 degrees.