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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 Spring Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Branch 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 Spring Branch:
    • 29.889939, -98.425296
    • 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 Spring Branch
  • 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 Spring Branch ...

We found eight communities that share the name Spring Branch.

There is one other community in Texas which is also named Spring Branch.

Beyond Texas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Smith County
      • Although located in Smith County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Spring Branch.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Appling County
      • This Spring Branch is located in Appling County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Spring Branch that is located in Comal County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Appling County community of Spring Branch.
      • Effingham County
      • This Spring Branch is located in Effingham County and lies 1,024 miles [1,648 km] to the east northeast of the Spring Branch that is located in Comal County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Effingham County community of Spring Branch.
    • Kansas
      • Butler County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Spring Branch [Butler County].
    • Maryland
      • Caroline County
      • This Spring Branch is located in Caroline County and lies 1,426 miles [2,294.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Spring Branch that is located in Comal County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caroline County community of Spring Branch.
    • Missouri
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Spring Branch [Jackson County].
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Spring Branch [Aiken County].
      • Marion County
      • This Spring Branch is located in Marion County and lies 1,151 miles [1,852.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Spring Branch that is located in Comal County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Spring Branch.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Branch ...

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.

  • Buffalo Springs
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
    • Buffalo Springs is located in Comal County
  • Cranes Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranes Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Mill
    • Cranes Mill is located in Comal County
  • Fourth Crossing
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fourth Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourth Crossing
    • Fourth Crossing is located in Comal County
  • Honey Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honey Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Creek
    • Honey Creek is located in Comal County
  • Second Crossing
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Second Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Crossing
    • Second Crossing is located in Comal County
  • Silver Hills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Hills
    • Silver Hills is located in Comal County
  • Startzville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Startzville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Startzville
    • Startzville is located in Comal County
  • Third Crossing
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Third Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Third Crossing
    • Third Crossing is located in Comal County
  • Twin Sisters
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Sisters
    • Twin Sisters is located in Blanco County

How Far From Spring Branch 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 Spring Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • New Braunfels, which is the Seat of Comal County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spring Branch to New Braunfels, with an average speed<5> 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,363 miles [2,193.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 78 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,929 miles [12,760.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,806 miles [9,343.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spring Branch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Comal County: www.co.comal.tx.us/

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Branch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spring Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8899, Longitude: -98.4253       In this case, the coordinates for Spring Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Spring Branch 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.
<3>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 Spring Branch, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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 Spring Branch 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 320.613 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.916 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.644 degrees.




 

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