Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Greenwood Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Greenwood Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Greenwood 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 Greenwood Springs:
- 33.887223, -88.309109
- 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 Greenwood 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Greenwood Springs is near Lamar County and also Lowndes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lamar County
- eBird sighting report for Lowndes 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Greenwood 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.
- Ales ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Buttahatchie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buttahatchie have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttahatchie
- Buttahatchie is located in Monroe County
- Flint Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Flint Hill is located in Lowndes County
- Grubb Springs ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grubb Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Springs
- Grubb Springs is located in Monroe County
- Longview
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Mormon Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mormon Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mormon Springs
- Mormon Springs is located in Monroe County
- Moscow
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east) - Pine Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Springs
- Pine Springs is located in Lamar County (AL)
- Temperence Hill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperence Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperence Hill
- Temperence Hill is located in Monroe County
- Wildwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Wise Gap
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
How Far From Greenwood 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 Greenwood Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Greenwood Springs and extending to:
- Aberdeen, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Greenwood Springs to Aberdeen, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 153 miles [246.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 714 miles [1,149.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,596 miles [10,615.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,310 miles [11,764.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,186 miles [8,346.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Greenwood Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Monroe County: www.monroecountyms.org
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Greenwood Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Greenwood Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8872, Longitude: -88.3091 |
| <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 Greenwood Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.616 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.425 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.834 degrees. |