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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 Big Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big 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 Big Springs:
    • 32.995126, -84.904934
    • 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 Big 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 Big Springs ...

We found 22 communities that share the name Big Springs.

Within Georgia, the name Big Springs is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Bibb County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Big Springs [Bibb County].
      • Randolph County
      • This Big Springs is located in Randolph County and lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Big Springs that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Big Springs.
    • Arizona
      • Coconino County
      • This Big Springs is located in Coconino County and lies 1,570 miles [2,526.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Big Springs that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coconino County community of Big Springs.
    • Arkansas
      • Stone County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Big Springs [Stone County].
    • California
      • Siskiyou County
      • This Big Springs is located in Siskiyou County and lies 2,125 miles [3,419.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Big Springs that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Big Springs.
    • Idaho
      • Fremont County
      • This Big Springs is located in Fremont County and lies 1,615 miles [2,599.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Big Springs that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Big Springs.
    • Indiana
      • Boone County
      • This Big Springs is located in Boone County and lies 494 miles [795 km]<2> to the north of the Big Springs that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Big Springs.
    • Kansas
      • Douglas County
      • This Big Springs is located in Douglas County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Big Springs that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Big Springs.
    • Mississippi
      • Clay County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Big Springs [Clay County].
    • Nebraska
      • Deuel County
      • This Big Springs is located in Deuel County and lies 1,095 miles [1,762.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Big Springs that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deuel County community of Big Springs.
    • New Jersey
      • Sussex County
      • This Big Springs is located in Sussex County and lies 796 miles [1,281 km]<2> to the northeast of the Big Springs that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Big Springs.
    • Ohio
      • Logan County
      • This Big Springs is located in Logan County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<2> to the north of the Big Springs that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Big Springs.
    • South Carolina
      • Chesterfield County
      • This Big Springs is located in Chesterfield County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Big Springs that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Big Springs.
    • South Dakota
      • Union County
      • This Big Springs is located in Union County and lies 934 miles [1,503.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Big Springs that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Big Springs.
    • Tennessee
      • Blount County
      • This Big Springs is located in Blount County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Big Springs that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Big Springs.
      • Dickson County
      • This Big Springs is located in Dickson County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km] to the north northwest of the Big Springs that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickson County community of Big Springs.
      • Hancock County
      • This Big Springs is located in Hancock County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km] to the north northeast of the Big Springs that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Big Springs.
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Big Springs [Madison County].
      • Overton County
      • This Big Springs is located in Overton County and lies 238 miles [383 km] to the north of the Big Springs that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Overton County community of Big Springs.
      • Rutherford County
      • This Big Springs is located in Rutherford County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km] to the north northwest of the Big Springs that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Big Springs.
    • Texas
      • Rusk County
      • This Big Springs is located in Rusk County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<2> to the west of the Big Springs that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Big Springs.
    • West Virginia
      • Calhoun County
      • This Big Springs is located in Calhoun County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Big Springs that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Big Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Big 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.

  • Federal Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Federal Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hills
    • Federal Hills is located in Troup County
  • Hunters Crossroad
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Crossroad
    • Hunters Crossroad is located in Meriwether County
  • Knott
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knott have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knott
    • Knott is located in Troup County
  • Lees Crossing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Crossing
    • Lees Crossing is located in Troup County
  • Louise
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Louise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise
    • Louise is located in Troup County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 2,215 people
  • Meadowlands
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlands
    • Meadowlands is located in Troup County
  • Mountainbrook
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountainbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
    • Mountainbrook is located in Harris County
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
  • Oak Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Troup County
  • Old Chimney
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Chimney have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Chimney
    • Old Chimney is located in Troup County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pine Mountain
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Pioneer Village
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Village
      • Pioneer Village is located in Troup County
    • Pleasant Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Troup County
    • Riverview
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
      • Riverview is located in Troup County
    • Sassafrass Hills
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sassafrass Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sassafrass Hills
      • Sassafrass Hills is located in Troup County
      • Estimated population in 2019: 255 people
    • Wood Valley
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley
      • Wood Valley is located in Troup County

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

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

  • LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Big Springs to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 599 miles [964 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 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>

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

The official website for Troup County: www.troupcountyga.org/

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Big 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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Big Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9951, Longitude: -84.9049       In this case, the coordinates for Big Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Big 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 312.521 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.88 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.665 degrees.




 

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