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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 Myrtle Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Myrtle 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 Myrtle Springs:
- 32.610375, -95.931490
- 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 Myrtle 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 Van Zandt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Zandt County
- Since Myrtle Springs is near Kaufman County and also Rains County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kaufman County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rains 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 Myrtle Springs
Communities Also Named Myrtle Springs ...
We found one communities that are also named Myrtle Springs.
Within Texas, the name Myrtle Springs is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named Myrtle Springs in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Sumter 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 Georgia community of Myrtle Springs [Sumter County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Myrtle 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.
- Cedar Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Elmo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Flats
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Frog
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Frog is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog
- Fruitvale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Grand Saline
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Holly Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Springs is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Jones
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Jones is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Martins Mill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Mill is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Mill
- Prairieville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Small
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Small is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Small
- Tundra
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Wise
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Wise is located in Van Zandt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
How Far From Myrtle 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 Myrtle 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 Myrtle Springs and extending to:
- Canton, which is the Seat of Van Zandt County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<3> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Myrtle Springs to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 45 days and walking would take 65 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,960 miles [11,201 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,692 miles [12,379.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,570 miles [8,964 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 Myrtle 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Myrtle 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 Myrtle 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 Myrtle Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6104, Longitude: -95.9315 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.345 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.765 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.293 degrees. |
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