Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gum Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gum Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gum 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 Gum Springs:
- 32.003766, -89.950080
- 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 Gum 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 Simpson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Simpson County
- Since Gum Springs is near Rankin County and also Copiah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Rankin County
- eBird sighting report for Copiah 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
Communities Also Named Gum Springs ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Gum Springs.
There is one other community in Mississippi which is also named Gum Springs.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Winston County
- This Gum Springs is located in Winston County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Gum Springs that is located in Simpson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Gum Springs.
- Winston County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Blount County
- This Gum Springs is located in Blount County and lies 236 miles [379.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gum Springs that is located in Simpson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Gum Springs.
- Etowah County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Gum Springs [Etowah County].
- Talladega County
- Although located in Talladega County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talladega County community of Gum Springs.
- Arkansas
- Clark County
- This Gum Springs is located in Clark County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gum Springs that is located in Simpson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Gum Springs.
- Cleveland County
- This Gum Springs is located in Cleveland County and lies 191 miles [307.4 km] to the northwest of the Gum Springs that is located in Simpson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Gum Springs.
- Newton County
- This Gum Springs is located in Newton County and lies 328 miles [527.9 km] to the north northwest of the Gum Springs that is located in Simpson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Gum Springs.
- Pulaski County
- This Gum Springs is located in Pulaski County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km] to the northwest of the Gum Springs that is located in Simpson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Gum Springs.
- White County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Gum Springs [White County].
- Georgia
- Bartow County
- This Gum Springs is located in Bartow County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gum Springs that is located in Simpson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Gum Springs.
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This Gum Springs is located in Montgomery County and lies 876 miles [1,409.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gum Springs that is located in Simpson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Gum Springs.
- North Carolina
- Chatham County
- This Gum Springs is located in Chatham County and lies 666 miles [1,071.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Gum Springs that is located in Simpson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Gum Springs.
- Tennessee
- Lawrence County
- This Gum Springs is located in Lawrence County and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Gum Springs that is located in Simpson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Gum Springs.
- Lincoln County
- This Gum Springs is located in Lincoln County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km] to the northeast of the Gum Springs that is located in Simpson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Gum Springs.
- Macon County
- This Gum Springs is located in Macon County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km] to the northeast of the Gum Springs that is located in Simpson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Gum Springs.
- Texas
- Cass County
- This Gum Springs is located in Cass County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Gum Springs that is located in Simpson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Gum Springs.
- Harrison County
- This Gum Springs is located in Harrison County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km] to the west of the Gum Springs that is located in Simpson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Gum Springs.
- Rusk County
- This Gum Springs is located in Rusk County and lies 291 miles [468.3 km] to the west of the Gum Springs that is located in Simpson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Gum Springs.
- Virginia
- Fairfax County
- This Gum Springs is located in Fairfax County and lies 859 miles [1,382.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Gum Springs that is located in Simpson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfax County community of Gum Springs.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gum 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.
- Comeby ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Everett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - George ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Joe ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Merit
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Piney Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Woods
- Piney Woods is located in Rankin County
- Star
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Touchstone
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Touchstone have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Touchstone
- Touchstone is located in Simpson County
How Far From Gum 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 Gum Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gum Springs and extending to:
- Mendenhall, which is the Seat of Simpson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Gum Springs to Jackson, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 867 miles [1,395.3 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 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,755 miles [10,871.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,467 miles [12,017 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,343 miles [8,598.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gum Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Gum Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gum Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0038, Longitude: -89.9501 In this case, the coordinates for Gum Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gum Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Gum Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.467 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.157 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.85 degrees. |