Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rocksprings

• 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 Rocksprings:
  • 30.015742, -100.208475
  • 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 Rocksprings

• 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 Edwards County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Edwards County
  • Since Rocksprings is near Real County and also Kimble County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Real County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kimble 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 Rocksprings

Communities Also Named Rocksprings ...

We found three communities that are also named Rocksprings.

Within Texas, the name Rocksprings is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Florida
    • Marion County
    • This Rocksprings is located in Marion County and lies 1,071 miles [1,723.6 km]<1> to the east of the Rocksprings that is located in Edwards County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Rocksprings.
  • Ontario
    • This Rocksprings lies 1,667 miles [2,682.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rocksprings that is located in Edwards County.
  • Tennessee
    • Rutherford County
    • This Rocksprings is located in Rutherford County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rocksprings that is located in Edwards County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Rocksprings.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocksprings ...

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.

• Hackberry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hackberry is located in Edwards County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hackberry
• Lost Creek Place
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
  • Lost Creek Place is located in Kinney County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek Place
• Telegraph ‑ Historic
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Telegraph is located in Kimble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Telegraph
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Telegraph <2>

How Far From Rocksprings 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 town such as Rocksprings to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Rocksprings to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,449 miles [2,331.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 57 days and walking would take 83 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,259 miles [11,682.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,995 miles [12,866.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,874 miles [9,453.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'