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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 Bay Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bay 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 Bay Springs:
- 31.977325, -89.279176
- 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 Bay 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Since Bay Springs is near Smith County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Smith County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones 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 Bay Springs
Communities Also Named Bay Springs ...
We found four communities that are also named Bay Springs.
Within Mississippi, the name Bay Springs is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Cherokee County
- This Bay Springs is located in Cherokee County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the northeast of the Bay Springs that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Bay Springs.
- Florida
- Escambia County
- This Bay Springs is located in Escambia County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bay Springs that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Bay Springs.
- South Carolina
- Chesterfield County
- This Bay Springs is located in Chesterfield County and lies 556 miles [894.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Bay Springs that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Bay Springs.
- Sumter County
- This Bay Springs is located in Sumter County and lies 530 miles [853 km] to the east northeast of the Bay Springs that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Bay Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bay 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.
- Acme ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Acme is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Acme
- Burns ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Burns is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns
- Hamlet ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hamlet is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamlet
- Jewells Hill ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Jewells Hill is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jewells Hill
- Mineral Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mineral Springs is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mount Pleasant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mulberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Mulberry is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Sand Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Sand Point is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Point
- Stringer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Summerland
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Summerland is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerland
- Union
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Bay 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 city such as Bay Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bay Springs and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Bay Springs to Jackson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 837 miles [1,347 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,729 miles [10,829.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,439 miles [11,971.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,315 miles [8,553.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Bay Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Bay 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 Bay Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9773, Longitude: -89.2792 In this case, the coordinates for Bay Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.055 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.674 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.585 degrees. |
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