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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 Good Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Good Springs and the surrounding area.
- 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:
- 34.541761, -87.696975
- 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 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Good Springs is near Colbert County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colbert County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Good Springs
Communities Also Named Good Springs ...
We found three communities that are also named 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 ...
- Colbert County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Good Springs [Colbert County].
- Limestone County
- This Good Springs is located in Limestone County and lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Good Springs that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Limestone County community of Good Springs.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Rusk County
- This Good Springs is located in Rusk County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Good Springs that is located in Franklin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Good Springs.
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.
- Crooked Oak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Crooked Oak is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooked Oak
- Flatwoods
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Flatwoods is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flatwoods
- Gravel Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gravel Hill is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Lime Rock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lime Rock is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Rock
- Littleville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Littleville is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 992 people
- Mountain Star
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Mountain Star is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Star
- Pleasant Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Reedtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reedtown is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedtown
- Sand Lick ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Lick is located in Colbert County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lick
- Waco
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Waco is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waco
- Woodlawn Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Woodlawn Heights is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn Heights
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, the straight-line distance beginning in Good Springs and extending to:
- Russellville, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 169 miles [272 km]<2> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Good Springs to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 661 miles [1,063.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,539 miles [10,523.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,254 miles [11,674.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,130 miles [8,255.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Good Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Good Springs 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 Good Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5418, Longitude: -87.6970 In this case, the coordinates for Good Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.282 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.129 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.444 degrees. |
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