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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 Castalian Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Castalian 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 Castalian Springs:
- 33.072907, -89.904251
- 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 Castalian 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 Holmes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
- Since Castalian Springs is near Attala County and also Leake County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Attala County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Leake 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 Castalian Springs
Communities Also Named Castalian Springs ...
We found one communities that are also named Castalian Springs.
Within Mississippi, the name Castalian Springs is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Castalian Springs in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Sumner County
- This Castalian Springs is located in Sumner County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Castalian Springs that is located in Holmes County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Castalian Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Castalian 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.
- Bowlin ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bowlin is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlin
- Bowling Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bowling Green is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
- Branchville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Branchville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Earlyville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Earlyville is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earlyville
- Franklin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Goodman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Ridge ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Poplar Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs is located in Holmes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Possumneck
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Possumneck is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possumneck
- Rockport ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Rockport is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
- Williams Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Williams Ferry is located in Attala County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Ferry
How Far From Castalian 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 Castalian Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Castalian Springs and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Holmes County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Castalian Springs to Lexington, 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.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 822 miles [1,322.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,700 miles [10,782.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,417 miles [11,936.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,292 miles [8,516.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Castalian 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 Castalian 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 Castalian Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0729, Longitude: -89.9043 In this case, the coordinates for Castalian Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.537 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.382 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.648 degrees. |
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