Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mountain Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mountain 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 Mountain Springs:
- 33.480390, -97.043897
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mountain 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 Cooke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cooke County
- Since Mountain Springs is near Denton County and also Grayson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Denton County
- eBird sighting report for Grayson 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Mountain Springs ...
We found seven communities that share the name Mountain Springs.
Within Texas, the name Mountain Springs is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lonoke County
- This Mountain Springs is located in Lonoke County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mountain Springs that is located in Cooke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Mountain Springs.
- Georgia
- Jones County
- This Mountain Springs is located in Jones County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the east of the Mountain Springs that is located in Cooke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Mountain Springs.
- Nevada
- Clark County
- This Mountain Springs is located in Clark County and lies 1,060 miles [1,705.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mountain Springs that is located in Cooke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Mountain Springs.
- Humboldt County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Humboldt County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Mountain Springs.
- White Pine County
- This community is historic and although located in White Pine County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White Pine County community of Mountain Springs.
- Pennsylvania
- Mountain Springs #
- This community is historic and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Mountain Springs.
- Virginia
- Scott County
- This Mountain Springs is located in Scott County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mountain Springs that is located in Cooke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Mountain Springs.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain 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.
- Cook
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Era
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
- Era is located in Cooke County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Era <4>
- Ethel
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ethel
- Ethel is located in Grayson County
- Green Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Denton County
- Lake Kiowa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Kiowa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Kiowa
- Lake Kiowa is located in Cooke County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Kiowa <4>
- Mustang
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Pilot Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pilot Point
- Pilot Point is located in Denton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,673 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pilot Point <4>
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Cooke County
- Union Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Denton County
How Far From Mountain 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 Mountain Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountain Springs and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Cooke County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mountain Springs to Gainesville, with an average speed<5> 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 225 miles [362.1 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,173 miles [1,887.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 67 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,693 miles [12,380.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,573 miles [8,968.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mountain Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cooke County: www.co.cooke.tx.us/
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mountain Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mountain Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4804, Longitude: -97.0439 In this case, the coordinates for Mountain Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mountain Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Mountain Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.194 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.872 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.691 degrees. |