Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bath Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bath Springs and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bath 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 Bath Springs:
  • 34.111763, -85.889692
  • 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 Bath 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 Etowah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah County
  • Since Bath Springs is near Cherokee County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Bath Springs

Communities Also Named Bath Springs ...

We found one communities that are also named Bath Springs.

Within Alabama, the name Bath Springs is unique.

Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Bath Springs in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Tennessee
    • Decatur County
    • This Bath Springs is located in Decatur County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Bath Springs that is located in Etowah County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Bath Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bath 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.

• Ballplay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Ballplay is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
• Coat's Bend
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Coat's Bend is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coat's Bend
• Daisy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Daisy is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
• Edwardsville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Edwardsville is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
• Greenwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Kings Hill ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Kings Hill is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Hill
• Lay Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lay Springs is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lay Springs
• Luke
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Luke is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
• Scrougeout ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Scrougeout is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrougeout
• Slackland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Slackland is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackland
• Turkeytown
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Turkeytown is located in Etowah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkeytown

How Far From Bath Springs 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 Bath Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Gadsden, which is the Seat of Etowah County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Bath Springs to Gadsden, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 122 miles [196.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 591 miles [951.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,485 miles [10,436.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,194 miles [11,577.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,070 miles [8,159.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'