Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in High Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to High Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for High 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 High Springs:
- 31.681290, -83.786563
- 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 High 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 Turner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Turner County
- Since High Springs is near Worth County and also Crisp County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Worth County
- eBird sighting report for Crisp 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 High Springs ...
We found one communities that share the name High Springs.
Within Georgia, the name High Springs is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named High Springs in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Alachua County
- This High Springs is located in Alachua County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the south southeast of the High Springs that is located in Turner County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of High Springs.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near High 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.
- Bridges
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north) - Cuffietown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cuffietown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuffietown
- Cuffietown is located in Worth County
- Estimated population in 2019: 186 people
- Dakota
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Five Points
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Turner County
- Hobby
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Red Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Shingler
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Shinglers ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Worth
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From High Springs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as High 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<3> community of High Springs once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in High Springs and extending to:
- Ashburn, which is the Seat of Turner County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from High Springs to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 626 miles [1,007.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,509 miles [10,475.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,200 miles [11,587.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,083 miles [8,180.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- High Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in High Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6813, Longitude: -83.7866 In this case, the coordinates for High 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> | 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 High Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 High Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.805 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.871 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.542 degrees. |