Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Springhill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Springhill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Springhill
- 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 Springhill:
- 31.744605, -89.214225
- 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 Springhill
- 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 Jones County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jones County
- Since Springhill is near Jasper County and also Smith County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- eBird sighting report for Smith 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 Springhill ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Springhill.
Within Mississippi, the name Springhill is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, sixteen are located in the United States and six are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Clay County
- This Springhill is located in Clay County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Springhill that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Springhill.
- Arkansas
- Faulkner County
- This Springhill is located in Faulkner County and lies 300 miles [482.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Springhill that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Springhill.
- Saline County
- This Springhill is located in Saline County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km] to the northwest of the Springhill that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Springhill.
- Georgia
- Newton County
- This Springhill is located in Newton County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Springhill that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Springhill.
- Worth County
- This Springhill is located in Worth County and lies 307 miles [494.1 km] to the east of the Springhill that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worth County community of Springhill.
- Indiana
- Decatur 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 Indiana community of Springhill [Decatur County].
- Kentucky
- Warren County
- This Springhill is located in Warren County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Springhill that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Springhill.
- Louisiana
- Washington Parish
- This Springhill is located in Washington Parish and lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Springhill that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington Parish community of Springhill.
- Webster Parish
- This Springhill is located in Webster Parish and lies 262 miles [421.6 km] to the west northwest of the Springhill that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster Parish community of Springhill.
- Manitoba
- This Springhill lies 1,386 miles [2,230.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Springhill that is located in Jones County.
- Maryland
- Charles County
- This Springhill is located in Charles County and lies 832 miles [1,339 km]<1> to the northeast of the Springhill that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charles County community of Springhill.
- Harford County
- This Springhill is located in Harford County and lies 908 miles [1,461.3 km] to the northeast of the Springhill that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Springhill.
- Missouri
- Livingston County
- This Springhill is located in Livingston County and lies 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Springhill that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Springhill.
- Montana
- Gallatin County
- This Springhill is located in Gallatin County and lies 1,516 miles [2,439.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Springhill that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Springhill.
- New Brunswick
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Brunswick community of Springhill.
- Nova Scotia
- This Springhill lies 1,649 miles [2,653.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Springhill that is located in Jones County.
- Oklahoma
- Wagoner County
- This Springhill is located in Wagoner County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Springhill that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wagoner County community of Springhill.
- Ontario
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Springhill.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This Springhill is located in Fayette County and lies 762 miles [1,226.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Springhill that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Springhill.
- Prince Edward Island
- This Springhill lies 1,681 miles [2,705.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Springhill that is located in Jones County.
- Virginia
- James City County
- This Springhill is located in James City County and lies 803 miles [1,292.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Springhill that is located in Jones County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the James City County community of Springhill.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Springhill ...
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.
- Hawkes
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Hebron
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Jenkins
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Pleasant Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Ridge
- Pleasant Ridge is located in Jones County
- Powers
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Queensburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queensburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensburg
- Queensburg is located in Jones County
- Sand Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Service
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Jones County
- Stringer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
- Stringer is located in Jasper County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stringer <5>
- Summerland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerland
- Summerland is located in Jones County
- Tuckers Crossing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tuckers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckers Crossing
- Tuckers Crossing is located in Jones County
How Far From Springhill 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 Springhill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Springhill and extending to:
- Laurel, which is the Seat of Jones County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Springhill to Jackson, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 844 miles [1,358.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 48 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,737 miles [10,842.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,446 miles [11,983.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,323 miles [8,566.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Springhill. 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' (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- Springhill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Springhill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.7446, Longitude: -89.2142 In this case, the coordinates for Springhill 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 Springhill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Springhill 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Springhill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.994 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.572 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.60 degrees. |