Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gordon Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gordon Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gordon 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 Gordon Springs:
- 34.755635, -85.137173
- 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 Gordon 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 Whitfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Whitfield County
- Since Gordon Springs is near Walker County and also Catoosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Walker County
- eBird sighting report for Catoosa 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 Gordon Springs ...
We found one communities that share the name Gordon Springs.
Within Georgia, the name Gordon Springs is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Gordon Springs in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Richland County
- This Gordon Springs is located in Richland County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gordon Springs that is located in Whitfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Gordon Springs.
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gordon 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.
- Chestnutflat ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnutflat have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnutflat
- Chestnutflat is located in Walker County
- Crow ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Freetown ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Furnace ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Greenbush ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Meadowview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview is located in Walker County
- Naomi
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Noble
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Catoosa County
- Rock Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
- Rock Spring is located in Walker County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Spring <4>
- Rocky Face
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Face
- Rocky Face is located in Whitfield County
- Estimated population in 2019: 137 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Face <4>
- Skyline Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Heights
- Skyline Heights is located in Walker County
- Trickum
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Tunnel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnel Hill
- Tunnel Hill is located in Whitfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 892 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tunnel Hill <4>
How Far From Gordon 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 Gordon Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Gordon Springs once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Gordon Springs and extending to:
- Dalton, which is the Seat of Whitfield County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Gordon Springs to Dalton, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 530 miles [853 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,132 miles [11,477.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,009 miles [8,061.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Whitfield County: www.whitfieldcountyga.com/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
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 from Point A (ie- Gordon Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gordon Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7556, Longitude: -85.1372 In this case, the coordinates for Gordon Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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 Gordon Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Gordon 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 312.739 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.378 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.342 degrees. |