Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Soda Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Soda Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Soda 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 Soda Springs:
- 29.718839, -97.599164
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Soda 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 Caldwell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
- Since Soda Springs is near Gonzales County and also Guadalupe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gonzales County
- eBird sighting report for Guadalupe 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Soda Springs ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Soda Springs.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Soda Springs.
Beyond Texas, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Parker County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Parker County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Parker County community of Soda Springs.
- Parker County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Mendocino County
- This Soda Springs is located in Mendocino County and lies 1,606 miles [2,584.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Soda Springs that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Soda Springs.
- Nevada County
- This Soda Springs is located in Nevada County and lies 1,450 miles [2,333.5 km] to the northwest of the Soda Springs that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Soda Springs.
- Placer County
- This Soda Springs is located in Placer County and lies 1,445 miles [2,325.5 km] to the northwest of the Soda Springs that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Placer County community of Soda Springs.
- San Diego County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Soda Springs [San Diego County].
- Tulare County
- This Soda Springs is located in Tulare County and lies 1,299 miles [2,090.5 km] to the west northwest of the Soda Springs that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Soda Springs.
- Colorado
- Fremont County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Soda Springs [Fremont County].
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Soda Springs [Lake County].
- Idaho
- Bingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Soda Springs [Bingham County].
- Caribou County
- This Soda Springs is located in Caribou County and lies 1,182 miles [1,902.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Soda Springs that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caribou County community of Soda Springs.
- Montana
- Yellowstone County
- This Soda Springs is located in Yellowstone County and lies 1,237 miles [1,990.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Soda Springs that is located in Caldwell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yellowstone County community of Soda Springs.
- Nevada
- Esmeralda County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Soda Springs [Esmeralda County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Soda 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.
- Dale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
- Dale is located in Caldwell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dale <5>
- Elm Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast) - Kingsbury
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Kingsbury is located in Guadalupe County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingsbury <5>
- Mineral Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Caldwell County
- Pettytown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast) - Sandy Fork
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Fork
- Sandy Fork is located in Gonzales County
- Seawillow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Stairtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Staples
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staples
- Staples is located in Guadalupe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staples <5>
How Far From Soda 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 Soda Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Soda Springs and extending to:
- Lockhart, which is the Seat of Caldwell County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Soda Springs to Lockhart, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,328 miles [2,137.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 76 days.
- The shortest distance<7> 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).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,904 miles [12,720.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,780 miles [9,302 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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 Soda Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- Soda Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Soda Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.7188, Longitude: -97.5992 In this case, the coordinates for Soda Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Soda Springs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Soda Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.036 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.212 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.30 degrees. |