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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Indian Springs:
    • 32.720332, -116.880857
    • 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 Indian 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 San Diego County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • eBird sighting report for San Diego 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 Indian Springs ...

We found 35 communities that share the name Indian Springs.

There are three communities within California that are also named Indian Springs.

Beyond California, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 32 communities, 34 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In California ...
    • Los Angeles County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Los Angeles County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Indian Springs.
    • Madera County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Madera County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madera County community of Indian Springs.
    • Mendocino County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Mendocino County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the northwest of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Indian Springs.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Choctaw County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Choctaw County and lies 1,671 miles [2,689.2 km]<1> to the east of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Indian Springs.
      • Coffee County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Coffee County and lies 1,814 miles [2,919.4 km] to the east of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of Indian Springs.
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Lauderdale County and lies 1,680 miles [2,703.7 km] to the east northeast of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Indian Springs.
      • Mobile County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Mobile County and lies 1,684 miles [2,710.1 km] to the east of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Indian Springs.
    • Arizona
      • Maricopa County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Maricopa County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Indian Springs.
    • Florida
      • Lake County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Indian Springs [Lake County].
    • Georgia
      • Butts County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Butts County and lies 1,901 miles [3,059.4 km]<1> to the east of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butts County community of Indian Springs.
      • Catoosa County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Catoosa County and lies 1,817 miles [2,924.2 km] to the east northeast of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Catoosa County community of Indian Springs.
      • Paulding County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Paulding County and lies 1,846 miles [2,970.8 km] to the east of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Indian Springs.
    • Indiana
      • Martin County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Martin County and lies 1,730 miles [2,784.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Indian Springs.
    • Manitoba
      • This Indian Springs lies 1,475 miles [2,373.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Frederick County and lies 2,230 miles [3,588.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Indian Springs.
      • Washington County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Washington County and lies 2,201 miles [3,542.2 km] to the east northeast of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Indian Springs.
    • Mississippi
      • Alcorn County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Alcorn County and lies 1,634 miles [2,629.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcorn County community of Indian Springs.
      • Perry County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Perry County and lies 1,622 miles [2,610.4 km] to the east of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Indian Springs.
    • Missouri
      • McDonald County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Indian Springs [McDonald County].
      • Vernon County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Vernon County and lies 1,326 miles [2,134 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vernon County community of Indian Springs.
    • Nevada
      • Clark County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Clark County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Indian Springs.
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Indian Springs [Nye County].
    • New Jersey
      • Monmouth County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Indian Springs [Monmouth County].
    • New York
      • Onondaga County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Indian Springs [Onondaga County].
    • North Carolina
      • Onslow County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Onslow County and lies 2,255 miles [3,629.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Indian Springs.
      • Wayne County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Wayne County and lies 2,221 miles [3,574.4 km] to the east northeast of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Indian Springs.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Butler County and lies 1,852 miles [2,980.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Indian Springs.
    • Oklahoma
      • Logan County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Logan County and lies 1,120 miles [1,802.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Indian Springs.
    • South Carolina
      • Dorchester County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Dorchester County and lies 2,115 miles [3,403.8 km]<1> to the east of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Indian Springs.
    • Tennessee
      • Rutherford County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Rutherford County and lies 1,744 miles [2,806.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Indian Springs.
      • Sullivan County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Indian Springs [Sullivan County].
      • Williamson County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Williamson County and lies 1,720 miles [2,768.1 km] to the east northeast of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Indian Springs.
    • Texas
      • Polk County
      • Although located in Polk County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Indian Springs.
    • Virginia
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Chesterfield County and lies 2,234 miles [3,595.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Indian Springs.
      • Fairfax County
      • This Indian Springs is located in Fairfax County and lies 2,246 miles [3,614.6 km] to the east northeast of the Indian Springs that is located in San Diego County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Indian Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian 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.

  • Blossom Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blossom Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom Valley
    • Blossom Valley is located in San Diego County
  • Bonita
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Cockatoo Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cockatoo Grove
    • Cockatoo Grove is located in San Diego County
  • Crest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest
    • Crest is located in San Diego County
  • Doghouse Junction
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doghouse Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doghouse Junction
    • Doghouse Junction is located in San Diego County
  • Engineer Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Engineer Springs
    • Engineer Springs is located in San Diego County
  • Glenview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
    • Glenview is located in San Diego County
  • Granite Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Granite Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hills
    • Granite Hills is located in San Diego County
  • Homelands
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homelands have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homelands
    • Homelands is located in San Diego County
  • Johnstown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Johnstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
    • Johnstown is located in San Diego County
  • Lakeview
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in San Diego County
  • Lemon Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
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    • Mount Helix
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Helix have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Helix
      • Mount Helix is located in San Diego County
    • Riverview
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in San Diego County
    • Spring Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Sunnyside
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
      • Sunnyside is located in San Diego County
    • Winter Gardens
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winter Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Gardens
      • Winter Gardens is located in San Diego County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Indian Springs and extending to:

  • San Diego, which is the Seat of San Diego County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Indian Springs to San Diego, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 479 miles [770.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,253 miles [3,625.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,618 miles [12,260 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,386 miles [13,496 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,356 miles [10,229 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Indian Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for San Diego County: www.sdcounty.ca.gov/

The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Indian Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Indian Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7203, Longitude: -116.8809       In this case, the coordinates for Indian Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Indian Springs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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 Indian Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Indian Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.913 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 334.434 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.827 degrees.









 

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