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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mountain Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain Springs and the surrounding area.
- 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 Mountain Springs:
- 32.899939, -83.456141
- 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 Mountain 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 Jones County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
- Since Mountain Springs is near Wilkinson County and also Bibb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilkinson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bibb 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 Mountain Springs
Communities Also Named Mountain Springs ...
We found seven communities that are also named Mountain Springs.
Within Georgia, the name Mountain Springs is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lonoke County
- This Mountain Springs is located in Lonoke County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mountain Springs that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Mountain Springs.
- Nevada
- Clark County
- This Mountain Springs is located in Clark County and lies 1,829 miles [2,943.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mountain Springs that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Mountain Springs.
- Humboldt County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Humboldt County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Mountain Springs.
- White Pine County
- This community is historic and although located in White Pine County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White Pine County community of Mountain Springs.
- Pennsylvania
- Mountain Springs #
- This community is historic and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Mountain Springs.
- Texas
- Cooke County
- This Mountain Springs is located in Cooke County and lies 785 miles [1,263.3 km]<1> to the west of the Mountain Springs that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooke County community of Mountain Springs.
- Virginia
- Scott County
- This Mountain Springs is located in Scott County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the north of the Mountain Springs that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Mountain Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain 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.
- Bridgeman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Bridgeman is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bridgeman
- Cross Keys
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Springs is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Dry Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gordon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Gray
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Greenberry Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Groveland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Groveland is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland
- James
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Kings Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Kings Park is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Park
- Kings View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Kings View is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings View
- Lake Arrowhead
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Lake Arrowhead is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Arrowhead
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Mogul
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mogul is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mogul
- Estimated population in 2019: 400 people
- Pine Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pine Ridge is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Tanglewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Tanglewood is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Whispering Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Whispering Pines is located in Bibb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
How Far From Mountain 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 Mountain Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountain Springs and extending to:
- Gray, which is the Seat of Jones County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Mountain Springs to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>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 547 miles [880.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,134 miles [11,481.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,015 miles [8,070.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mountain Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Mountain Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mountain Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mountain Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8999, Longitude: -83.4561 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.676 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.893 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.134 degrees. |
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