Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sand Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sand Spring and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sand Spring
- 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 Sand Spring:
- 34.919531, -86.844725
- 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 Sand Spring
- 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 Limestone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Limestone County
- Since Sand Spring is near Madison County and also Giles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- eBird sighting report for Giles 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 Sand Spring ...
We found three communities that share the name Sand Spring.
Within Alabama, the name Sand Spring is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Dickinson County
- This Sand Spring is located in Dickinson County and lies 638 miles [1,026.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sand Spring that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickinson County community of Sand Spring.
- Maryland
- Garrett County
- This Sand Spring is located in Garrett County and lies 521 miles [838.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sand Spring that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Sand Spring.
- Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County
- This Sand Spring is located in Luzerne County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sand Spring that is located in Limestone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Luzerne County community of Sand Spring.
- Kansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sand Spring ...
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.
- Bobo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Cash Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash Point
- Cash Point is located in Lincoln County (TN)
- Cedar Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Cedar Hill is located in Limestone County
- Elkwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Harvest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harvest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest
- Harvest is located in Madison County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harvest <3>
- Hay's Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hay's Mill
- Hay's Mill is located in Limestone County
- Holland Gin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holland Gin have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Gin
- Holland Gin is located in Limestone County
- Hoover
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Locke Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locke Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locke Crossroads
- Locke Crossroads is located in Limestone County
- Maple Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maple Hill is located in Madison County
- Oak Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Piney Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Chapel
- Piney Chapel is located in Limestone County
- Ready Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ready Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ready Crossing
- Ready Crossing is located in Madison County
How Far From Sand Spring 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 Sand Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<4> community of Sand Spring once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Sand Spring and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of Limestone County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sand Spring to Athens, with an average speed<5> 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 178 miles [286.5 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 606 miles [975.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,201 miles [11,588.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,076 miles [8,169 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Limestone County: www.co.limestone.al.us/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Sand Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sand Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9195, Longitude: -86.8447 In this case, the coordinates for Sand Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Sand Spring, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Sand Spring to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.78 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.601 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.006 degrees. |