Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Spanish Fort, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spanish Fort and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Spanish Fort
- 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 Fort:
- 33.944845, -97.620918
- 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 Fort
- 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 Montague County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montague County
- Since Spanish Fort is near Jefferson County and also Love County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Love 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 Fort ...
We found three communities that share the name Spanish Fort.
Within Texas, the name Spanish Fort is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Baldwin County
- This Spanish Fort is located in Baldwin County and lies 609 miles [980.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Spanish Fort that is located in Montague County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Spanish Fort.
- Louisiana
- Orleans Parish
- This Spanish Fort is located in Orleans Parish and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Spanish Fort that is located in Montague County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orleans Parish community of Spanish Fort.
- Mississippi
- Sharkey County
- This Spanish Fort is located in Sharkey County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the east of the Spanish Fort that is located in Montague County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sharkey County community of Spanish Fort.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spanish Fort ...
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.
- Bonita
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Cobalt Junction
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cobalt Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobalt Junction
- Cobalt Junction is located in Carter County (OK)
- Cornish
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north) - Fleetwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west) - Grady
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Grady is located in Jefferson County (OK)
- Illinois Bend
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Illinois Bend
- Illinois Bend is located in Montague County
- Jimtown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
- Jimtown is located in Love County (OK)
- Leon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leon
- Leon is located in Love County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Leon <3>
- Oscar
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscar
- Oscar is located in Jefferson County (OK)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oscar <3>
- Pike
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east) - Post Oak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Ringling
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ringling have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringling
- Ringling is located in Jefferson County (OK)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 945 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ringling <3>
How Far From Spanish Fort 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 community such as Spanish Fort to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spanish Fort and extending to:
- Montague, which is the Seat of Montague County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Spanish Fort to Montague, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 254 miles [408.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,190 miles [1,915.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,953 miles [11,189.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,692 miles [12,379.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,574 miles [8,970.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spanish Fort. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spanish Fort) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spanish Fort. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9448, Longitude: -97.6209 |
| <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> | 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 Spanish Fort to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.64 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.454 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.903 degrees. |