Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Herbert 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 Herbert Springs:
  • 32.603471, -88.928664
  • 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 Herbert 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 Neshoba County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Neshoba County
  • Since Herbert Springs is near Kemper County and also Newton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kemper County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newton 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 Herbert Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Herbert 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.

• Damascus
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Damascus is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
• Darnall ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Darnall is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darnall
• Golden Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Golden Grove is located in Neshoba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
• Greenland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenland is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland
• Herbert ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Herbert is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
• House
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • House is located in Neshoba County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for House
• Martin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Martin is located in Lauderdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
• Rock Branch
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Branch is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Branch
• Rock Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Rock Creek is located in Newton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Texas ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Texas is located in Kemper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas

How Far From Herbert 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 Herbert 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 Herbert Springs and extending to:

• Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Neshoba County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Herbert Springs to Philadelphia, 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 75 miles [120.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 794 miles [1,277.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,684 miles [10,756.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,395 miles [11,901.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,271 miles [8,482.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'