Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Springvale Station

• 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 Springvale Station:
  • 31.801829, -84.892146
  • 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 Springvale Station

• 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 Randolph County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Since Springvale Station is near Quitman County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Quitman County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Springvale Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Springvale Station ...

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.

• Bass Store
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bass Store is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Store
• Benevolence
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Benevolence is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benevolence
• Cotton Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cotton Hill is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
• Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Crossroads is located in Quitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Days Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Days Crossroads is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Days Crossroads
• Gore
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Gore is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gore
• Grubb ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Grubb is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb
• Hatcher
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Hatcher is located in Quitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatcher
• Pumpkintown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Pumpkintown is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown
• Springvale
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Springvale is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
• Union
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Union is located in Quitman County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Springvale Station 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 Springvale Station to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Springvale Station and extending to:

• Cuthbert, which is the Seat of Randolph County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Springvale Station to Atlanta, with an average speed<2>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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,247 miles [11,662.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,128 miles [8,252.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'