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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 Craig Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Craig Springs and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Craig Springs:
    • 33.315124, -88.922836
    • 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 Craig 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 Oktibbeha County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oktibbeha County
    • Since Craig Springs is near Winston County and also Choctaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Winston County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Choctaw 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 Craig Springs

Communities Also Named Craig Springs ...

We found one communities that are also named Craig Springs.

Within Mississippi, the name Craig Springs is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Craig Springs in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Craig County
      • This Craig Springs is located in Craig County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Craig Springs that is located in Oktibbeha County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craig County community of Craig Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Craig 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.

  • Deposit ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Deposit is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
  • Evergreen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Evergreen is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Green Acres
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Green Acres is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Green Oaks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Oaks is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Oaks
  • Gum Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gum Springs is located in Winston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
  • Heritage Colony
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Heritage Colony is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Colony
  • Longview
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Longview is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Pleasant Ridge
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Pleasant Ridge is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
  • Quail Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Quail Valley is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Valley
  • Sunset
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Sunset is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Timbercove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Timbercove is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timbercove
  • Whispering Pines
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Whispering Pines is located in Oktibbeha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Craig Springs and extending to:

  • Starkville, which is the Seat of Oktibbeha County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Craig Springs to Starkville, with an average speed<2> 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 100 miles [160.9 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 766 miles [1,232.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,363 miles [11,849.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,238 miles [8,429.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Craig Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Craig 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 Craig Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3151, Longitude: -88.9228       In this case, the coordinates for Craig Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.951 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.735 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.199 degrees.