Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Spanish Bluff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spanish Bluff and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Spanish Bluff
- 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 Spanish Bluff:
- 33.542896, -94.386312
- 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 Spanish Bluff
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Bowie County
- Since Spanish Bluff is near Little River County and also McCurtain County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Little River County
- eBird sighting report for McCurtain 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 Spanish Bluff ...
We found one communities that share the name Spanish Bluff.
There is one other community in Texas which is also named Spanish Bluff.
Beyond Texas.
- Communities Located In Texas ...
- Madison County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Madison County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Spanish Bluff.
- Madison County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spanish Bluff ...
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.
- Boston
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
- Boston is located in Bowie County
- Burns
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Comet
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast) - Foreman
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foreman have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foreman
- Foreman is located in Little River County (AR)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 922 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Foreman <3>
- Hooks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooks
- Hooks is located in Bowie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,709 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hooks <3>
- Leary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Malta
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Redbank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbank
- Redbank is located in Bowie County
- Rocky Comfort
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Comfort have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Comfort
- Rocky Comfort is located in Little River County (AR)
- Victory City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory City
- Victory City is located in Bowie County
How Far From Spanish Bluff 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 Spanish Bluff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Spanish Bluff once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Spanish Bluff and extending to:
- Boston, which is the Seat of Bowie County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<4> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Spanish Bluff to Austin, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,032 miles [1,660.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,583 miles [12,203.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,460 miles [8,787 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 Spanish Bluff, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Spanish Bluff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spanish Bluff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5429, Longitude: -94.3863 In this case, the coordinates for Spanish Bluff have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Spanish Bluff to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.437 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.822 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.49 degrees. |