Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gum Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gum Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gum 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 Gum Springs:
- 34.048709, -86.663883
- 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 Gum 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Since Gum Springs is near Cullman County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cullman County
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Gum Springs ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Gum Springs.
There are two communities within Alabama that are also named Gum Springs.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another seventeen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Etowah 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 Gum Springs [Etowah County].
- Talladega County
- Although located in Talladega County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Gum Springs.
- Etowah County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Clark County
- This Gum Springs is located in Clark County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<2> to the west of the Gum Springs that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Gum Springs.
- Cleveland County
- This Gum Springs is located in Cleveland County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km] to the west of the Gum Springs that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Gum Springs.
- Newton County
- This Gum Springs is located in Newton County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km] to the west northwest of the Gum Springs that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Gum Springs.
- Pulaski County
- This Gum Springs is located in Pulaski County and lies 325 miles [523 km] to the west of the Gum Springs that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Gum Springs.
- White 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 Arkansas community of Gum Springs [White County].
- Georgia
- Bartow County
- This Gum Springs is located in Bartow County and lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<2> to the east of the Gum Springs that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Gum Springs.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Gum Springs is located in Montgomery County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<2> to the northeast of the Gum Springs that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Gum Springs.
- Mississippi
- Simpson County
- This Gum Springs is located in Simpson County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<2> to the southwest of the Gum Springs that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Simpson County community of Gum Springs.
- Winston County
- This Gum Springs is located in Winston County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km] to the west southwest of the Gum Springs that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Gum Springs.
- North Carolina
- Chatham County
- This Gum Springs is located in Chatham County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Gum Springs that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Gum Springs.
- Tennessee
- Lawrence County
- This Gum Springs is located in Lawrence County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Gum Springs that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Gum Springs.
- Lincoln County
- This Gum Springs is located in Lincoln County and lies 73 miles [117.5 km] to the north of the Gum Springs that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Gum Springs.
- Macon County
- This Gum Springs is located in Macon County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km] to the north northeast of the Gum Springs that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Gum Springs.
- Texas
- Cass County
- This Gum Springs is located in Cass County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<2> to the west of the Gum Springs that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Gum Springs.
- Harrison County
- This Gum Springs is located in Harrison County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km] to the west of the Gum Springs that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Gum Springs.
- Rusk County
- This Gum Springs is located in Rusk County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km] to the west southwest of the Gum Springs that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Gum Springs.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Gum Springs is located in Fairfax County and lies 622 miles [1,001 km]<2> to the northeast of the Gum Springs that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Gum Springs.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gum 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.
- Five Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Blount County
- Fowler Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Spring
- Fowler Spring is located in Blount County
- Garden City
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Cullman County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- High Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Joy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Mountain Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
- Mountain Grove is located in Blount County
- Nectar
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - River Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- River Bend is located in Cullman County
- Sky Ball
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Steppville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Steppville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steppville
- Steppville is located in Cullman County
How Far From Gum 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 Gum Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gum Springs and extending to:
- Oneonta, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gum Springs to Oneonta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the south (S). 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 630 miles [1,013.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,231 miles [11,637.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,107 miles [8,218.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gum Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Blount County: www.co.blount.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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 Gum Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Gum Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gum Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0487, Longitude: -86.6639 In this case, the coordinates for Gum Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Gum 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 313.624 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.301 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.126 degrees. |