Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Floyd 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 Floyd Springs:
  • 34.426684, -85.155422
  • 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 Floyd 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 Floyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Floyd County
  • Since Floyd Springs is near Chattooga County and also Gordon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chattooga County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gordon 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 Floyd Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Floyd 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.

• Central Grove ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Central Grove is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Grove
  • Estimated population in 2019: 377 people
• Crystal Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Crystal Springs is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
• Curryville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Curryville is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
• Everett Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Everett Springs is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Springs
• Farmersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Farmersville is located in Chattooga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
• Green Acre
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Green Acre is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acre
• Margie ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Margie is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margie
• Pope Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pope Ferry is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Ferry
• Rocky Creek ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Creek is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
• Rosedale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Rosedale is located in Floyd County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosedale
• Storys ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Storys is located in Chattooga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storys
• Tidings
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Tidings is located in Chattooga County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidings

How Far From Floyd Springs to ...

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

• Rome, which is the Seat of Floyd County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Floyd Springs to Rome, 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.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 545 miles [877.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,440 miles [10,364.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,147 miles [11,502 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,024 miles [8,085.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'