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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 Goshen Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Goshen 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 Goshen Springs:
- 32.470480, -89.912288
- 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 Goshen 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 Rankin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rankin County
- Since Goshen Springs is near Madison County and also Scott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott 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 Goshen Springs
Curious and Interesting Names Near Goshen 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.
- Arrowhead Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Arrowhead Point is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead Point
- Eureka
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Eureka is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Forest Point
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Point is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Point
- Forty ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Forty is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty
- Harbourview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Harbourview is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbourview
- Lakeshore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lakeshore is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeshore
- Leesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Leesburg is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
- Meeks Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Meeks Ferry is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks Ferry
- Millrun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Millrun is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrun
- Paradise Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise Point is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
- Roses Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Roses Bluff is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roses Bluff
- Sand Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Sunrise Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sunrise Point is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Point
- Tavern Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Tavern Hill is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tavern Hill
- Timber Lakes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Lakes is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Lakes
- Turtle Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Turtle Creek is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turtle Creek
- Twin Harbor
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Twin Harbor is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Harbor
- Waterwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Waterwood is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waterwood
- Woodlake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlake is located in Rankin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
How Far From Goshen 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 Goshen Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Goshen Springs and extending to:
- Brandon, which is the Seat of Rankin County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Goshen Springs to Brandon, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take 6 hours and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 846 miles [1,361.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,730 miles [10,830.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,444 miles [11,980 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,320 miles [8,561.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Goshen 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 Goshen 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 Goshen Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4705, Longitude: -89.9123 In this case, the coordinates for Goshen Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.488 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.244 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.756 degrees. |
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