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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 Spout Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spout 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 Spout Springs:
    • 35.275210, -79.069190
    • 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 Spout 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 Spout Springs ...

We found two communities that share the name Spout Springs.

Within North Carolina, the name Spout Springs is unique.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Estill County
      • This Spout Springs is located in Estill County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Spout Springs that is located in Harnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Spout Springs.
    • Tennessee
      • Obion County
      • This Spout Springs is located in Obion County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the west of the Spout Springs that is located in Harnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Obion County community of Spout Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Spout 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.

  • Barbecue
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bones Ford
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bones Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bones Ford
    • Bones Ford is located in Cumberland County
  • Casablanca
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Casablanca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casablanca
    • Casablanca is located in Cumberland County
  • Eureka Springs
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eureka Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Springs
    • Eureka Springs is located in Cumberland County
  • Flat Branch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Hairtown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hairtown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hairtown
    • Hairtown is located in Harnett County
  • Lemon Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Pleasant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Moore County
  • Quail Ridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Summer
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer
    • Summer is located in Cumberland County
  • Twin Lakes
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
    • Twin Lakes is located in Harnett County

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

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

  • Lillington, which is the Seat of Harnett County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Spout Springs to Lillington, 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.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 274 miles [441 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,141 miles [9,883 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,835 miles [10,999.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,716 miles [7,589.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Harnett County: www.harnett.org/

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 '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- Spout Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spout Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2752, Longitude: -79.0692    
<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>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 Spout 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 309.206 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.395 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.803 degrees.




 

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