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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 White Sulphur Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to White Sulphur 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 White Sulphur Springs:
- 32.907907, -84.803264
- 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 White Sulphur 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 Meriwether County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meriwether County
- Since White Sulphur Springs is near Harris County and also Troup County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harris County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Troup 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 White Sulphur Springs
Communities Also Named White Sulphur Springs ...
We found nine communities that are also named White Sulphur Springs.
There is one other community in Georgia that is also named White Sulphur Springs.
Beyond Georgia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Georgia ...
- Hall County
- This White Sulphur Springs is located in Hall County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the White Sulphur Springs that is located in Meriwether County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of White Sulphur Springs.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Pike County
- This White Sulphur Springs is located in Pike County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the White Sulphur Springs that is located in Meriwether County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of White Sulphur Springs.
- Louisiana
- Catahoula Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of White Sulphur Springs [Catahoula Parish].
- La Salle Parish
- This White Sulphur Springs is located in La Salle Parish and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the west of the White Sulphur Springs that is located in Meriwether County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle Parish community of White Sulphur Springs.
- Montana
- Meagher County
- This White Sulphur Springs is located in Meagher County and lies 1,663 miles [2,676.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the White Sulphur Springs that is located in Meriwether County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meagher County community of White Sulphur Springs.
- New York
- Sullivan County
- This White Sulphur Springs is located in Sullivan County and lies 821 miles [1,321.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the White Sulphur Springs that is located in Meriwether County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of White Sulphur Springs.
- North Carolina
- Surry County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of White Sulphur Springs [Surry County].
- Ohio
- Delaware County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of White Sulphur Springs [Delaware County].
- West Virginia
- Greenbrier County
- This White Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the White Sulphur Springs that is located in Meriwether County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of White Sulphur Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near White Sulphur 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.
- Big Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Big Springs is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
- Bullochville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Bullochville is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullochville
- Champion Crossroad
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Champion Crossroad is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion Crossroad
- County Line
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- County Line is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for County Line
- Harris City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harris City is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris City
- Hunters Crossroad
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hunters Crossroad is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Crossroad
- Mountainbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mountainbrook is located in Harris County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainbrook
- Estimated population in 2019: 1,108 people
- Nebula
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Nebula is located in Meriwether County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebula
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Troup County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pine Mountain
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Mountain Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Warm Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
How Far From White Sulphur 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 White Sulphur Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Sulphur Springs and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Meriwether County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from White Sulphur Springs to Greenville, with an average speed<5> 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 599 miles [964 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,196 miles [11,580.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,075 miles [8,167.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White Sulphur Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that White Sulphur Springs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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 White Sulphur Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 White Sulphur 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 White Sulphur Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9079, Longitude: -84.8033 In this case, the coordinates for White Sulphur Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.457 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.794 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.645 degrees. |
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