Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Suwannee Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Suwannee Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Suwannee 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 Suwannee Springs:
- 30.394110, -82.937354
- 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 Suwannee 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 Suwannee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Suwannee County
- Since Suwannee Springs is near Hamilton County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- eBird sighting report for Columbia 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Suwannee 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.
- Camps Still
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camps Still have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camps Still
- Camps Still is located in Hamilton County
- Hillcoat
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jasper
- Jasper is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,163 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jasper <2>
- Kennedy Still
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Still have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Still
- Kennedy Still is located in Hamilton County
- Live Oak
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
- Live Oak is located in Suwannee County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,990 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Live Oak <2>
- Marion
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Padlock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Pouchers Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pouchers Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pouchers Corner
- Pouchers Corner is located in Suwannee County
- Purvis Still
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Purvis Still have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purvis Still
- Purvis Still is located in Hamilton County
- Slade
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Suwannee 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 Suwannee Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Suwannee Springs and extending to:
- Live Oak, which is the Seat of Suwannee County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Suwannee Springs to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 675 miles [1,086.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,530 miles [10,509 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,213 miles [11,608.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,101 miles [8,209.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Suwannee Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Florida: https://www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Suwannee Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Suwannee Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.3941, Longitude: -82.9374 In this case, the coordinates for Suwannee Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Suwannee Springs 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 311.255 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.057 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.529 degrees. |