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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 Mineral Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mineral 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 Mineral Springs:
    • 30.832687, -87.295808
    • 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 Mineral Springs
  • 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 Mineral Springs ...

We found 26 communities that share the name Mineral Springs.

Within Florida, the name Mineral Springs is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of another 26 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 26 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Chilton County
      • This Mineral Springs is located in Chilton County and lies 151 miles [243 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mineral Springs that is located in Santa Rosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chilton County community of Mineral Springs.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Mineral Springs is located in Jefferson County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km] to the north of the Mineral Springs that is located in Santa Rosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Mineral Springs.
    • Arkansas
      • Franklin County
      • This Mineral Springs is located in Franklin County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mineral Springs that is located in Santa Rosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Mineral Springs.
      • Howard County
      • This Mineral Springs is located in Howard County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km] to the west northwest of the Mineral Springs that is located in Santa Rosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Mineral Springs.
    • Georgia
      • Chattooga County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Mineral Springs [Chattooga County].
      • Pickens County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Mineral Springs [Pickens County].
    • Illinois
      • Whiteside County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Mineral Springs [Whiteside County].
    • Indiana
      • Kosciusko County
      • This Mineral Springs is located in Kosciusko County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the north of the Mineral Springs that is located in Santa Rosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kosciusko County community of Mineral Springs.
    • Kansas
      • Osage County
      • This Mineral Springs is located in Osage County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mineral Springs that is located in Santa Rosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Osage County community of Mineral Springs.
    • Louisiana
      • Lincoln Parish
      • This Mineral Springs is located in Lincoln Parish and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mineral Springs that is located in Santa Rosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln Parish community of Mineral Springs.
      • Ouachita Parish
      • This Mineral Springs is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 318 miles [511.8 km] to the west northwest of the Mineral Springs that is located in Santa Rosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Mineral Springs.
    • Mississippi
      • Smith County
      • This Mineral Springs is located in Smith County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mineral Springs that is located in Santa Rosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Mineral Springs.
    • New Mexico
      • Valencia County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Valencia County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Valencia County community of Mineral Springs.
    • New York
      • Schoharie County
      • This Mineral Springs is located in Schoharie County and lies 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mineral Springs that is located in Santa Rosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoharie County community of Mineral Springs.
    • North Carolina
      • Anson County
      • This Mineral Springs is located in Anson County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mineral Springs that is located in Santa Rosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anson County community of Mineral Springs.
      • Union County
      • This Mineral Springs is located in Union County and lies 476 miles [766 km] to the northeast of the Mineral Springs that is located in Santa Rosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Mineral Springs.
    • Ohio
      • Adams County
      • This Mineral Springs is located in Adams County and lies 599 miles [964 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mineral Springs that is located in Santa Rosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Mineral Springs.
    • Ontario
      • This Mineral Springs lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mineral Springs that is located in Santa Rosa County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield County
      • This Mineral Springs is located in Clearfield County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mineral Springs that is located in Santa Rosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Mineral Springs.
    • South Carolina
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Mineral Springs [Marion County].
    • Tennessee
      • Marion County
      • This Mineral Springs is located in Marion County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mineral Springs that is located in Santa Rosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Mineral Springs.
      • Overton County
      • This Mineral Springs is located in Overton County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km] to the north northeast of the Mineral Springs that is located in Santa Rosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Overton County community of Mineral Springs.
    • Texas
      • Caldwell County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Mineral Springs [Caldwell County].
      • Panola County
      • This community is historic and although located in Panola County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Mineral Springs.
    • Virginia
      • Warren County
      • This Mineral Springs is located in Warren County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mineral Springs that is located in Santa Rosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Mineral Springs.
    • West Virginia
      • Wayne County
      • This Mineral Springs is located in Wayne County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mineral Springs that is located in Santa Rosa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Mineral Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mineral 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.

  • Century
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Cottage Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
    • Cottage Hill is located in Escambia County
  • Happy Valley
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
    • Happy Valley is located in Escambia County
  • Jay
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay
    • Jay is located in Santa Rosa County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 653 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jay <4>
  • John Gayler Grant
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for John Gayler Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for John Gayler Grant
    • John Gayler Grant is located in Escambia County
  • Oak Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Escambia County
  • Oyster Lodge
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oyster Lodge have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Lodge
    • Oyster Lodge is located in Escambia County
  • Pine Barren
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Barren have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Barren
    • Pine Barren is located in Escambia County
  • Walnut Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)

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

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

  • Milton, which is the Seat of Santa Rosa County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mineral Springs to Milton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 181 miles [291.3 km] to the east (E). 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 803 miles [1,292.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,400 miles [11,909.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,279 miles [8,495.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Santa Rosa County: www.co.santa-rosa.fl.us/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Mineral Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mineral Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.8327, Longitude: -87.2958       In this case, the coordinates for Mineral Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Mineral Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Mineral 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<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 Mineral 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 313.767 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.023 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.018 degrees.




 

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