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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 Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Creek 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 Creek:
    • 31.353221, -98.821990
    • 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 Spring Creek
  • 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 San Saba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for San Saba County
    • Since Spring Creek is near Mills County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mills County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brown 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 Spring Creek

Communities Also Named Spring Creek ...

We found 41 communities that are also named Spring Creek.

There are three communities within Texas that are also named Spring Creek.

Beyond Texas, we know of 38 communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these 38 communities, 40 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Texas ...
    • Gillespie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Spring Creek [Gillespie County].
    • Hutchinson County
      • Although located in Hutchinson County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hutchinson County community of Spring Creek.
    • Throckmorton County
      • This Spring Creek is located in Throckmorton County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<2> to the north of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Throckmorton County community of Spring Creek.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Shelby County
      • This Spring Creek is located in Shelby County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Spring Creek.
    • Arkansas
      • Benton County
      • This Spring Creek is located in Benton County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Spring Creek.
      • Lee County
      • This Spring Creek is located in Lee County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km] to the east northeast of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Spring Creek.
    • California
      • El Dorado County
      • This Spring Creek is located in El Dorado County and lies 1,304 miles [2,098.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Spring Creek.
      • Shasta County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Spring Creek.
    • Florida
      • Wakulla County
      • This Spring Creek is located in Wakulla County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<2> to the east of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wakulla County community of Spring Creek.
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • This Spring Creek is located in Will County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Spring Creek.
    • Kansas
      • Chautauqua County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Chautauqua County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Spring Creek.
      • Saline County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Spring Creek [Saline County].
    • Kentucky
      • Clay County
      • This Spring Creek is located in Clay County and lies 955 miles [1,536.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Spring Creek.
    • Louisiana
      • Tangipahoa Parish
      • This Spring Creek is located in Tangipahoa Parish and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<2> to the east of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tangipahoa Parish community of Spring Creek.
    • Minnesota
      • Goodhue County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Spring Creek [Goodhue County].
      • Yellow Medicine County
      • This Spring Creek is located in Yellow Medicine County and lies 936 miles [1,506.3 km]<2> to the north of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yellow Medicine County community of Spring Creek.
    • Mississippi
      • Marshall County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Spring Creek [Marshall County].
      • Neshoba County
      • This Spring Creek is located in Neshoba County and lies 581 miles [935 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Spring Creek.
    • Missouri
      • Phelps County
      • This Spring Creek is located in Phelps County and lies 587 miles [944.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Spring Creek.
    • Nevada
      • Elko County
      • This Spring Creek is located in Elko County and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Spring Creek.
    • New York
      • Kings County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Spring Creek [Kings County].
    • North Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Spring Creek is located in Beaufort County and lies 1,304 miles [2,098.6 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Spring Creek.
      • Madison County
      • This Spring Creek is located in Madison County and lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km] to the east northeast of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Spring Creek.
    • Oklahoma
      • Caddo County
      • This Spring Creek is located in Caddo County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<2> to the north of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caddo County community of Spring Creek.
    • Ontario
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Spring Creek.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Elk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Spring Creek [Elk County].
      • Lehigh County
      • This Spring Creek is located in Lehigh County and lies 1,438 miles [2,314.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lehigh County community of Spring Creek.
      • Warren County
      • This Spring Creek is located in Warren County and lies 1,288 miles [2,072.8 km] to the northeast of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Spring Creek.
    • South Dakota
      • Todd County
      • This Spring Creek is located in Todd County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<2> to the north of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Todd County community of Spring Creek.
    • Tennessee
      • Henry County
      • This Spring Creek is located in Henry County and lies 694 miles [1,116.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Spring Creek.
      • Lawrence County
      • This Spring Creek is located in Lawrence County and lies 708 miles [1,139.4 km] to the east northeast of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Spring Creek.
      • Madison County
      • This Spring Creek is located in Madison County and lies 657 miles [1,057.3 km] to the east northeast of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Spring Creek.
      • McMinn County
      • This Spring Creek is located in McMinn County and lies 858 miles [1,380.8 km] to the east northeast of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Spring Creek.
      • Perry County
      • This Spring Creek is located in Perry County and lies 690 miles [1,110.4 km] to the east northeast of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Spring Creek.
      • Warren County
      • This Spring Creek is located in Warren County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km] to the east northeast of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Spring Creek.
      • Wilson 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 Tennessee community of Spring Creek [Wilson County].
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Spring Creek is located in Salt Lake County and lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Spring Creek.
    • Virginia
      • Rockingham County
      • This Spring Creek is located in Rockingham County and lies 1,218 miles [1,960.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Spring Creek.
    • Washington
      • Walla Walla County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Spring Creek [Walla Walla County].
    • West Virginia
      • Greenbrier County
      • This Spring Creek is located in Greenbrier County and lies 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Spring Creek that is located in San Saba County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Spring Creek.
    • Wisconsin
      • Adams County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Spring Creek [Adams County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Creek ...

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.

  • Big Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Big Valley is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Valley
  • Buffalo
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Buffalo is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • China Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • China Creek is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China Creek
  • Double Ford
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Double Ford is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Ford
  • Duke Crossing
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
    • Duke Crossing is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke Crossing
  • Elm Grove
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Elm Grove is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Grove
  • Hall
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Hall is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall
  • Keys Crossing
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Keys Crossing is located in Brown County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Crossing
  • Locker ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Locker is located in San Saba County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locker
  • Regency ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Regency is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency
  • Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Ridge is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge
  • Williams Ranch ‑ Historic
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Williams Ranch is located in Mills County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ranch

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

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

  • San Saba, which is the Seat of San Saba County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spring Creek to San Saba, with an average speed<4> 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 98 miles [157.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,331 miles [2,142 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,871 miles [12,667.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,751 miles [9,255.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Creek 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.
<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- Spring Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Spring Creek 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 Spring Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3532, Longitude: -98.8220       In this case, the coordinates for Spring Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.107 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.683 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.706 degrees.