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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Worth County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for High Springs

Communities Also Named High Springs ...

We found one communities that are also named 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.

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)
  • Bridges is located in Crisp County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridges
• Cuffietown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Cuffietown is located in Worth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cuffietown
  • Estimated population in 2019: 186 people
• Dakota
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dakota is located in Turner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dakota
• Five Points
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Turner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Hobby
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Hobby is located in Turner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobby
  • Estimated population in 2019: 536 people
• Red Rock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Rock is located in Worth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Rock
• Shingler
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Shingler is located in Worth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shingler
• Shinglers ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Shinglers is located in Turner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shinglers
• Worth
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Worth is located in Turner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worth

How Far From High 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 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<2> 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<3>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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,083 miles [8,180.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'