Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ramsey 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 Ramsey Springs:
  • 30.770746, -88.914760
  • 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 Ramsey 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 Stone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Stone County
  • Since Ramsey Springs is near George County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for George County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 Ramsey Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ramsey 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.

• Big Level
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Big Level is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Level
• Crossroads
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Crossroads is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
• Dale
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Dale is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
• Deep Creek
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Deep Creek is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
• Holly Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Holly Landing is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Landing
• India
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • India is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
• Mountain ‑ Historic
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Mountain is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
• Ruble
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ruble is located in George County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruble
• Success
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Success is located in Harrison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Success
• Ten Mile
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Ten Mile is located in Stone County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile

How Far From Ramsey 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 Ramsey 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 Ramsey Springs and extending to:

• Wiggins, which is the Seat of Stone County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ramsey Springs to Wiggins, 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 129 miles [207.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 875 miles [1,408.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,772 miles [10,898.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,476 miles [12,031.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,354 miles [8,616.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'