Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cool Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cool Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cool 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 Cool Springs:
- 35.469320, -79.211967
- 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 Cool 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Cool Springs is near Chatham County and also Moore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Chatham County
- eBird sighting report for Moore 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 Cool Springs ...
We found nine communities that share the name Cool Springs.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Cool Springs.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Iredell County
- This Cool Springs is located in Iredell County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cool Springs that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Cool Springs.
- Iredell County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Saint Clair County
- This Cool Springs is located in Saint Clair County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cool Springs that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Cool Springs.
- Georgia
- Colquitt County
- This Cool Springs is located in Colquitt County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cool Springs that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colquitt County community of Cool Springs.
- Laurens 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 Georgia community of Cool Springs [Laurens County].
- Twiggs 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 Georgia community of Cool Springs [Twiggs County].
- Kentucky
- Ohio County
- This Cool Springs is located in Ohio County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cool Springs that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Cool Springs.
- South Carolina
- Kershaw County
- This Cool Springs is located in Kershaw County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cool Springs that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Cool Springs.
- Tennessee
- Gibson County
- This Cool Springs is located in Gibson County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the west of the Cool Springs that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Cool Springs.
- West Virginia
- Wood County
- This Cool Springs is located in Wood County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cool Springs that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Cool Springs.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cool 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.
- Colon
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colon
- Colon is located in Lee County
- Holly Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- Holly Hills is located in Lee County
- Lemon Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Springs
- Lemon Springs is located in Lee County
- Meadow Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
- Meadow Park is located in Lee County
- Owls Nest
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Planters Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Planters Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Planters Ridge
- Planters Ridge is located in Lee County
- Quail Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quail Ridge is located in Lee County
- Royal Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Royal Oaks is located in Lee County
- Stoneybrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoneybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoneybrook
- Stoneybrook is located in Lee County
- Trails End
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trails End have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
- Trails End is located in Lee County
- Tramway
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Tramway is located in Lee County
- Wildwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Wildwood is located in Lee County
How Far From Cool 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 Cool Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cool Springs and extending to:
- Sanford, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Cool Springs to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 265 miles [426.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,834 miles [10,998.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,715 miles [7,588.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cool Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lee County: www.leecountync.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
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- Cool Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cool Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4693, Longitude: -79.2120 In this case, the coordinates for Cool 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 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 Cool 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 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 Cool Springs 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 309.284 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.514 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.796 degrees. |