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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 Stafford Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Stafford Springs and the surrounding area.
- 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 Stafford Springs:
- 31.904813, -88.932976
- 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 Stafford 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Since Stafford Springs is near Clarke County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Stafford Springs
Communities Also Named Stafford Springs ...
We found one communities that are also named Stafford Springs.
Within Mississippi, the name Stafford Springs is unique.
Beyond Mississippi, there is another community also named Stafford Springs in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- Tolland County
- This Stafford Springs is located in Tolland County and lies 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Stafford Springs that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tolland County community of Stafford Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Stafford 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.
- Acme ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- De Soto
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Goodwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Goodwater is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodwater
- Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Hawkes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hawkes is located in Jones County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawkes
- Nancy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Nancy is located in Clarke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy
- Orange
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Wayne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Sandersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Stafford 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 Stafford Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Stafford Springs and extending to:
- Bay Springs, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Stafford Springs to Bay Springs, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 824 miles [1,326.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,427 miles [11,952.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,303 miles [8,534.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Stafford Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Stafford Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Stafford Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.9048, Longitude: -88.9330 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.838 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.413 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.46 degrees. |
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