Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Borden 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 Borden Springs:
  • 33.929823, -85.470235
  • 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 Borden 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 Cleburne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne County
  • Since Borden Springs is near Cherokee County and also Calhoun 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 Calhoun 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 Borden Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Borden 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.

• Dailey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Dailey is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
• Fearing ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Fearing is located in Polk County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fearing
• Greenway ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Greenway is located in Polk County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway
• Greenwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Greenwood is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Mars Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Mars Hill is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mars Hill
• Palestine
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Palestine is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
• Piney Woods
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Piney Woods is located in Cleburne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
• Pleasant Gap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Gap is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
• Prior
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Prior is located in Polk County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prior
• Rock Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
• Rock Run Station
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Rock Run Station is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run Station
• Spring Garden
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
• Treat ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Treat is located in Polk County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treat

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Borden Springs and extending to:

• Heflin, which is the Seat of Cleburne County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Borden Springs to Heflin, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 117 miles [188.3 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 580 miles [933.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,476 miles [10,422.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,183 miles [11,559.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,060 miles [8,143.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'