Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Good Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Good Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Good Springs
- 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 Good Springs:
- 34.634260, -88.114207
- 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 Good Springs
- 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 Colbert County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Colbert County
- Since Good Springs is near Tishomingo County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tishomingo County
- eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Good Springs ...
We found three communities that share the name Good Springs.
There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Good Springs.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Good Springs in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Franklin County
- This Good Springs is located in Franklin County and lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Good Springs that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Good Springs.
- Limestone County
- This Good Springs is located in Limestone County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Good Springs that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Good Springs.
- Franklin County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Rusk County
- This Good Springs is located in Rusk County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Good Springs that is located in Colbert County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Good Springs.
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Good Springs ...
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.
- Bishop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Bloody Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloody Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloody Springs
- Bloody Springs is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Dennis
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Dennis is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
- Hub ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Maud
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Mingo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Petertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Pleasant Site
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Site have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Site
- Pleasant Site is located in Franklin County
- Pogo
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From Good Springs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Good Springs 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<3> community of Good Springs once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Good Springs and extending to:
- Tuscumbia, which is the Seat of Colbert County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Good Springs to Tuscumbia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 187 miles [300.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 679 miles [1,092.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,552 miles [10,544.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,268 miles [11,696.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,144 miles [8,278.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Colbert County: www.colbertcounty.org/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Good Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Good Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.6343, Longitude: -88.1142 In this case, the coordinates for Good Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | 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 Good Springs, 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 Good Springs 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 314.545 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.445 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.599 degrees. |