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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 Sand Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sand Springs and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Sand Springs:
    • 32.282620, -101.350956
    • 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 Sand 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 Howard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Howard County
    • Since Sand Springs is near Mitchell County and also Glasscock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mitchell County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Glasscock 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 Sand Springs

Communities Also Named Sand Springs ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Sand Springs.

Within Texas, the name Sand Springs is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Apache County
      • This Sand Springs is located in Apache County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Sand Springs that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of Sand Springs.
      • Coconino County
      • This Sand Springs is located in Coconino County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km] to the west northwest of the Sand Springs that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coconino County community of Sand Springs.
    • Georgia
      • Floyd County
      • This Sand Springs is located in Floyd County and lies 943 miles [1,517.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sand Springs that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Sand Springs.
    • Iowa
      • Delaware County
      • This Sand Springs is located in Delaware County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sand Springs that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Sand Springs.
    • Kentucky
      • Jackson County
      • This Sand Springs is located in Jackson County and lies 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sand Springs that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Sand Springs.
      • Rockcastle County
      • This Sand Springs is located in Rockcastle County and lies 1,022 miles [1,644.7 km] to the east northeast of the Sand Springs that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockcastle County community of Sand Springs.
    • Missouri
      • Webster County
      • Although located in Webster County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Sand Springs.
    • Montana
      • Garfield County
      • This Sand Springs is located in Garfield County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sand Springs that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garfield County community of Sand Springs.
    • Nevada
      • Churchill County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Sand Springs [Churchill County].
    • New Mexico
      • Quay County
      • This Sand Springs is located in Quay County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Sand Springs that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Quay County community of Sand Springs.
    • Oklahoma
      • Osage County
      • This Sand Springs is located in Osage County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sand Springs that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Sand Springs.
    • Tennessee
      • Putnam County
      • This Sand Springs is located in Putnam County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sand Springs that is located in Howard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Sand Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sand 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.

  • Big Spring
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Brown
    (24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Brown is located in Martin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown
  • Elbow
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Elbow is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elbow
  • Knott
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Lees
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lees is located in Glasscock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees
  • Luther
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Luther is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
  • Otis Chalk ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Otis Chalk is located in Howard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otis Chalk
  • Spade
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Spade is located in Mitchell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spade

How Far From Sand 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 Sand Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Big Spring, which is the Seat of Howard County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Sand Springs to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,434 miles [2,307.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 56 days and walking would take 82 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,176 miles [11,548.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,920 miles [12,746 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,807 miles [9,345.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sand Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Sand Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Sand 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 Sand Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2826, Longitude: -101.3510       In this case, the coordinates for Sand Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.99 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.026 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.797 degrees.