Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Coars 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 Coars Springs:
  • 31.897381, -90.282033
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Coars 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 Copiah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Copiah County
  • Since Coars Springs is near Simpson County and also Hinds County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Simpson County
  • eBird sighting report for Hinds 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coars 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.

• Crystal Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
  • Crystal Springs is located in Copiah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,647 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Springs <1>
• Egypt Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Hill
  • Egypt Hill is located in Copiah County
• Gatesville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gatesville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gatesville
  • Gatesville is located in Copiah County
• Georgetown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Georgetown is located in Copiah County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
• Hopewell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
  • Hopewell is located in Copiah County
• Pearl
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearl have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
  • Pearl is located in Simpson County
• Ruby
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
  • Ruby is located in Copiah County
• Shady Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Shady Grove is located in Copiah County

How Far From Coars 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 Coars 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<3> community of Coars Springs once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Coars Springs and extending to:

• Hazlehurst, which is the Seat of Copiah County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<4> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Coars Springs to Jackson, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 887 miles [1,427.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,774 miles [10,901.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,487 miles [12,049.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,362 miles [8,629.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/