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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 Splawn, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Splawn and the surrounding area.
- 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 Splawn:
- 30.920188, -96.985820
- 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 Splawn
- 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 Milam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Milam County
- Since Splawn is near Dickens County and also Falls County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dickens County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Falls 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 Splawn
Curious and Interesting Names Near Splawn ...
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.
- Bowers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Bowers is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Crossroads is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Cyclone
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Cyclone is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cyclone
- Elm Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Elm Ridge is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Ridge
- Jones Prairie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Jones Prairie is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Prairie
- Liberty
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Liberty is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Maysfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meeks
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meeks is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
- Minerva
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Minerva is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minerva
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- New Colony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- New Colony is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Colony
- Red Ranger
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Red Ranger is located in Bell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ranger
- Rosebud
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Silver City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Silver City is located in Milam County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Terry Chapel
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Terry Chapel is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Chapel
- Zipperlandville ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Zipperlandville is located in Falls County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zipperlandville
- Zipperlandville has also been known as:
- Zipperlen
- Zipperlenville
How Far From Splawn 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 Splawn to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Splawn and extending to:
- Cameron, which is the Seat of Milam County, lies just to the South.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Splawn to Austin, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,253 miles [2,016.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 72 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,819 miles [12,583.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,696 miles [9,166.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Splawn) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Splawn 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 Splawn. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9202, Longitude: -96.9858 In this case, the coordinates for Splawn have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.814 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.102 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.933 degrees. |
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