Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Free 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 Free Springs:
  • 34.525659, -89.650085
  • 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 Free 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 Lafayette County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
  • Since Free Springs is near Marshall County and also Panola County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Panola 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 Free Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Free 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.

• Alesville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Alesville is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alesville
• Crossroad
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Crossroad is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroad
• Dukes Ferry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Dukes Ferry is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes Ferry
• Galena
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Galena is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
• Glenville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Glenville is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenville
• Hideaway Hills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Hideaway Hills is located in Panola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Hills
• Laws Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Laws Hill is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laws Hill
• Molly Barr Cove
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Molly Barr Cove is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Molly Barr Cove
• Orion
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Orion is located in Marshall County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orion
• Rockhill
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Rockhill is located in Tate County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
• Rollings Woods
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rollings Woods is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rollings Woods
• University
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • University is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for University <1>
• Woodlawn
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Woodlawn is located in Lafayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Free Springs to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Free Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Free Springs and extending to:

• Oxford, which is the Seat of Lafayette County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Free Springs to Oxford, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 156 miles [251.1 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 759 miles [1,221.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,619 miles [10,652.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,339 miles [11,811 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,215 miles [8,392.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'