Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Nance 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 Nance Springs:
  • 34.622584, -84.939943
  • 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 Nance 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitfield County
  • Since Nance Springs is near Gordon County and also Murray County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gordon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Murray 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 Nance Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nance 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.

• Angelville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Angelville is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelville
• Audubon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Audubon is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
• Carbondale
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Carbondale is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbondale
• Crane Eater
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crane Eater is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Eater
• Damascus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Damascus is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
• Fields Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Fields Ferry is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Ferry
• Five Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Five Springs is located in Whitfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Springs
• Fricks Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fricks Ferry is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Ferry
• Hill City
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Hill City is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill City
• Lands Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lands Ferry is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands Ferry
• Lays Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Lays Ferry is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lays Ferry
• Soapstick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Soapstick is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people
• Sugar Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Sugar Valley is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sugar Valley <1>
• Water Valley ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Water Valley is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley

How Far From Nance 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 Nance 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 Nance Springs and extending to:

• Dalton, which is the Seat of Whitfield County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Nance Springs to Dalton, with an average speed<3> 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 67 miles [107.8 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 about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 527 miles [848.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,006 miles [8,056.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'