Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Winn Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Winn Springs and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Winn 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 Winn Springs:
  • 35.010919, -88.209762
  • 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 Winn 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 Hardin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
  • Since Winn Springs is near Lauderdale County and also Tishomingo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Tishomingo 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 Winn Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Winn 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.

• Haddock ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Haddock is located in Lauderdale County (AL)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
• High Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • High Point is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• Holiday Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Holiday Hills is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
• Pickwick Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pickwick Ferry is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickwick Ferry
• Red Sulphur Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Red Sulphur Springs is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Sulphur Springs
• Short
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Short is located in Tishomingo County (MS)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short
• Slab Town ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Slab Town is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slab Town
• Tucker Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Tucker Landing is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Landing
• Walnut Grove ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Winn Springs and extending to:

• Savannah, which is the Seat of Hardin County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Winn Springs to Savannah, with an average speed<2> 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 four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 671 miles [1,079.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,537 miles [10,520.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,256 miles [11,677.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,131 miles [8,257.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'