Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Madison 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 Madison Springs:
  • 34.209830, -83.174594
  • 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 Madison 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Since Madison Springs is near Franklin County and also Hart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hart 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 Madison Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Madison 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.

• Bluestone
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Bluestone is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluestone
• Bond
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Bond is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
• Cedar Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Daniels Ferry
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Daniels Ferry is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Ferry
• Danielsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Danielsville is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danielsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 601 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Danielsville <1>
• James Spring ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • James Spring is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Spring
• Moore Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Moore Ferry is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Ferry
• Porterfield
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Porterfield is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
• Reeds
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Reeds is located in Hart County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reeds
• Sandy Cross
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Sandy Cross is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Cross

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Madison Springs and extending to:

• Danielsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Madison Springs to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 469 miles [754.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,366 miles [10,245.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,067 miles [11,373.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,946 miles [7,959.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'