Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Reilly 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 Reilly Springs:
  • 33.005952, -95.545232
  • 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 Reilly 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 Hopkins County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hopkins County
  • Since Reilly Springs is near Wood County and also Rains County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood 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 Reilly Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Reilly 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.

• Black Oak
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Black Oak is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
• Coke
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Coke is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coke
• Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Crossroads is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Greenpond
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenpond is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenpond
• Liberty
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Liberty is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Martin Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Martin Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Springs
• Rockdale
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Rockdale is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
• Sulphur Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sulphur Springs <1>
• Thermo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Thermo is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thermo
• Union
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Union is located in Hopkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Reilly 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 Reilly 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 Reilly Springs and extending to:

• Sulphur Springs, which is the Seat of Hopkins County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Reilly Springs to Sulphur Springs, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 229 miles [368.5 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 1,109 miles [1,784.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 63 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,657 miles [12,322.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,534 miles [8,906.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'