Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sanford 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 Sanford Springs:
  • 34.018155, -85.573294
  • 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 Sanford 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
  • Since Sanford Springs is near Calhoun County and also Cleburne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cleburne 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 Sanford Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sanford 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.

• Bauxite
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Bauxite is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bauxite
• Dailey
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Dailey is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dailey
• Frog Mountain
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Frog Mountain is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frog Mountain
• Gnatville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Gnatville is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnatville
• Greenwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Key
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Key is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
• Noah
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Noah is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noah
• Pleasant Gap
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Gap is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Gap
• Pope
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pope is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope
• Rock Run
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Rock Run is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run
• Rock Run Station
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rock Run Station is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Run Station
• Sandy Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Springs is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
• Spring Garden
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Spring Garden is located in Cherokee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden

How Far From Sanford Springs to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sanford 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 Sanford Springs and extending to:

• Centre, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sanford Springs to Centre, with an average speed<2> 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 120 miles [193.1 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 581 miles [935 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 7,184 miles [11,561.5 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>'