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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 Red Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Red 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 Red Springs:
- 33.405958, -94.193248
- 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 Red 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 Bowie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bowie County
- Since Red Springs is near Miller County and also Cass County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Miller County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cass 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 Red Springs
Communities Also Named Red Springs ...
We found five communities that are also named Red Springs.
There are two communities within Texas that are also named Red Springs.
Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Baylor County
- This Red Springs is located in Baylor County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the west of the Red Springs that is located in Bowie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baylor County community of Red Springs.
- Smith County
- This Red Springs is located in Smith County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Red Springs that is located in Bowie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Red Springs.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Choctaw County
- This Red Springs is located in Choctaw County and lies 356 miles [572.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Red Springs that is located in Bowie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Red Springs.
- Arkansas
- Clark County
- This Red Springs is located in Clark County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Red Springs that is located in Bowie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Red Springs.
- North Carolina
- Robeson County
- This Red Springs is located in Robeson County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the east of the Red Springs that is located in Bowie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Red Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Red 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.
- Burns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Burns is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Domino
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Domino is located in Cass County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Domino
- Population from the 2020 Census: 86 people
- Hartman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hartman is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartman
- Hooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Hoot
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hoot is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoot
- Leary
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Leary is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leary
- Population from the 2020 Census: 502 people
- Maud
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lick
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Red Lick is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lick
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,025 people
- Redbank
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Redbank is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
- Redwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sulphur
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Sulphur is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur
- Victory City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Victory City is located in Bowie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Wake Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Red 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 Red Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Red Springs and extending to:
- Boston, which is the Seat of Bowie County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Red Springs to Boston, with an average speed<3> 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 300 miles [482.8 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,026 miles [1,651.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,853 miles [11,028.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,582 miles [12,202 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,459 miles [8,785.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Red Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Red 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 Red Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4060, Longitude: -94.1932 In this case, the coordinates for Red Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.296 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.64 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.424 degrees. |
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