Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Chins Springs:
  • 33.677059, -88.396428
  • 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 Chins 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 Lowndes County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lowndes County
  • Since Chins Springs is near Monroe County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Chins Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chins 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.

• Border Springs ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Border Springs is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border Springs
• Flint Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Flint Hill is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
• Fox Run
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Fox Run is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Run
• Gallagher Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gallagher Ferry is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gallagher Ferry
• Greenacres
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Greenacres is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
• Grubb Springs ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Grubb Springs is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubb Springs
• Holly Hills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Holly Hills is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
• Sleepy Hollow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Sleepy Hollow is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
• Temperence Hill ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Temperence Hill is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperence Hill
• Woodlawn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Woodlawn is located in Lowndes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Chins 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 Chins Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Chins Springs once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chins Springs and extending to:

• Columbus, which is the Seat of Lowndes County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Chins Springs to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 140 miles [225.3 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 727 miles [1,170 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,609 miles [10,636.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,323 miles [11,785.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,199 miles [8,367 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'