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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 Spout Spring Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spout Spring Crossroads and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
    • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
    • The National Weather Service forecast for Spout Spring Crossroads
  • 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 Spout Spring Crossroads:
    • 34.176769, -83.909902
    • 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 Spout Spring Crossroads
  • 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
    • Since Spout Spring Crossroads is near Forsyth County and also Gwinnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett 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 Spout Spring Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spout Spring Crossroads ...

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.

  • Beard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Beard is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beard
  • Chestnut Mountain
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Flat Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Flat Creek is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
  • Flowery Branch
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Forest Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Forest Park is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
  • Gay Lan
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Gay Lan is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gay Lan
    • Estimated population in 2019: 81 people
  • Green Crossing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Crossing is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Crossing
  • Green Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Meadows is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Hammer
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hammer is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer
  • Hidden Harbor
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hidden Harbor is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
  • Holiday Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Holiday Meadows is located in Hall County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Meadows
  • Lights Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Lights Ferry is located in Forsyth County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lights Ferry
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Misty Cove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Misty Cove is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Cove
    • Mulberry
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Mulberry is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
    • Pleasant View
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant View is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Quail Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Quail Run is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
    • Reed
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Reed is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
    • Rest Haven
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Rest Haven is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 65 people
    • Roberts Crossroads
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Roberts Crossroads is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberts Crossroads
    • Vista Brook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Vista Brook is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Brook
    • Woodlake
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Woodlake is located in Hall County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake

How Far From Spout Spring Crossroads 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 Spout Spring Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spout Spring Crossroads to Gainesville, 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 40 miles [64.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 501 miles [806.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,399 miles [10,298.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,102 miles [11,429.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,980 miles [8,014.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spout Spring Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Spout Spring Crossroads 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 Spout Spring Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1768, Longitude: -83.9099       In this case, the coordinates for Spout Spring Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.989 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.433 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.994 degrees.