Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Spring Plains, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Plains and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Spring Plains
- 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 Spring Plains:
- 32.141819, -90.804270
- 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 Spring Plains
- 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 Claiborne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
- Since Spring Plains is near Warren County and also Hinds County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- eBird sighting report for Hinds 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 Spring Plains ...
We found one communities that share the name Spring Plains.
Within Mississippi, the name Spring Plains is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Spring Plains in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- York County
- This Spring Plains is located in York County and lies 956 miles [1,538.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Spring Plains that is located in Claiborne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Spring Plains.
- Pennsylvania
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Plains ...
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.
- Allen
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Big Black
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Carpenter
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
- Carpenter is located in Copiah County
- Cedars
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Duke
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Halls Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
- Halls Ferry is located in Warren County
- Jeff Davis
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jeff Davis have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff Davis
- Jeff Davis is located in Warren County
- Redbone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Reedtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Rocky Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County
- Willows
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willows
- Willows is located in Claiborne County
How Far From Spring Plains 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 Spring Plains to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Spring Plains once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Spring Plains and extending to:
- Port Gibson, which is the Seat of Claiborne County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Spring Plains to Port Gibson, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 901 miles [1,450 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,783 miles [10,916.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,498 miles [12,066.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,374 miles [8,648.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Spring Plains) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spring Plains. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1418, Longitude: -90.8043 In this case, the coordinates for Spring Plains have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Spring Plains, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Spring Plains 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 316.007 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.804 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.175 degrees. |