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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 Seven Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seven Springs and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Seven Springs:
    • 32.215982, -90.373705
    • 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 Seven Springs
  • 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 Seven Springs ...

We found nine communities that share the name Seven Springs.

Within Mississippi, the name Seven Springs is unique.

Beyond Mississippi, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Pasco County
      • This Seven Springs is located in Pasco County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Seven Springs that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pasco County community of Seven Springs.
    • Georgia
      • Cobb County
      • This Seven Springs is located in Cobb County and lies 364 miles [585.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Seven Springs that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Seven Springs.
    • Indiana
      • Harrison County
      • This Seven Springs is located in Harrison County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Seven Springs that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Seven Springs.
    • Kansas
      • Dickinson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Seven Springs [Dickinson County].
      • Geary County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Seven Springs [Geary County].
    • New Mexico
      • Sandoval County
      • This Seven Springs is located in Sandoval County and lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Seven Springs that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sandoval County community of Seven Springs.
    • North Carolina
      • Transylvania County
      • This Seven Springs is located in Transylvania County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Seven Springs that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Transylvania County community of Seven Springs.
      • Wayne County
      • This Seven Springs is located in Wayne County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km] to the east northeast of the Seven Springs that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Seven Springs.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Seven Springs is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,318 miles [2,121.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Seven Springs that is located in Hinds County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Seven Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seven 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.

  • Choctaw Village
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Choctaw Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choctaw Village
    • Choctaw Village is located in Hinds County
  • Dry Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Grove
    • Dry Grove is located in Hinds County
  • Elton Place
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elton Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elton Place
    • Elton Place is located in Hinds County
  • Green Acres
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Hinds County
  • Lost Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Lake
    • Lost Lake is located in Hinds County
  • Oak Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
    • Oak Creek is located in Hinds County
  • Palestine
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Palestine is located in Hinds County
  • Raintree Place
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raintree Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Place
    • Raintree Place is located in Hinds County
  • Raymond
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raymond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raymond
    • Raymond is located in Hinds County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,082 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Raymond <4>
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Red Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
      • Red Hill is located in Hinds County
    • Sunkist
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunkist have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist
      • Sunkist is located in Hinds County
    • Terry
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
      • Terry is located in Hinds County
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,241 people
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Terry <4>
    • Trailwood
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trailwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trailwood
      • Trailwood is located in Hinds County
    • Van Winkle
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Van Winkle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Van Winkle
      • Van Winkle is located in Hinds County
    • Willowood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willowood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowood
      • Willowood is located in Hinds County

How Far From Seven 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 Seven Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Seven Springs and extending to:

  • Jackson, which is the Seat of Hinds County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Seven Springs to Jackson, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 12 miles [19.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 878 miles [1,413 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 35 days and walking would take 50 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,762 miles [10,882.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • 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).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,352 miles [8,613.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Seven Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hinds County: www.co.hinds.ms.us/

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' (or 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- Seven Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Seven Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2160, Longitude: -90.3737       In this case, the coordinates for Seven Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Seven Springs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Seven Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.748 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.512 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.987 degrees.









 

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