Lifsey Spring

Pike County, Georgia · Near Zebulon
33.0370°N, 84.3740°W · 770 ft
79°F 70°F air · Good soaking weather 770 ft Roadside
Aerial view of the ground around Lifsey Spring LiDAR bare-earth view of the same ground around Lifsey Spring
Aerial LiDAR bare earth

Drag the handle to compare the two views. The orange dot marks the spring, in a frame about three quarters of a mile wide.

Lifsey Spring, in Pike County, Georgia, is four miles or so from Zebulon. Warm water, below body temperature, nowhere near hot. It sits eighty feet off Lifsey Springs Road, so you will see it from the car. The record names no owner and carries no access status.

Location

Low Piedmont country, under a thousand feet up, with a mild average year and close to fifty inches of rain. Snow is a dusting at most, an inch a year on average. Roadside access. Lifsey Springs Road runs right past, and the road name is the only link the record draws between the spring and anything around it.

Cooler months come out ahead in the season ranking. There is no campground within the record and no fee. Land ownership is blank, and a spring this close to a road in rural Georgia could sit on private property. Ask before you walk down to it.

Terrain

Aircraft with laser scanners measured this ground to within inches. The scan strips out trees and buildings, leaving the bare shape of the land around Lifsey Spring.

Setting
Open ground
Flat, open ground all around.
Highest ground nearby
48 ft above the spring
Within a quarter mile, to the northeast
Cross-section through the spring

A slice through the ground from southwest to northeast, about 0.6 miles end to end.

Elevation data: USGS 3D Elevation Program. Aerial imagery: USGS The National Map. Public domain.

Heat Below
57 milliwatts per square meter of heat flow

That's close to the US average of 65. It's higher than at 0% of the springs on this site.

Heat flow measures the warmth working its way up through the ground from deep inside the earth. Where it runs high, rain and snowmelt that seep down through cracks in the rock come back up hot.

Heat flow estimate: Stanford Thermal Earth Model (Aljubran & Horne, 2024), CC BY 4.0.

Monthly Climate
45°
Jan
50°
Feb
56°
Mar
63°
Apr
71°
May
77°
Jun
79°
Jul
78°
Aug
75°
Sep
66°
Oct
54°
Nov
50°
Dec
Annual Precip: 47.5 in Annual Snow: 0.7 in
Best Time to Visit
January Air 45°F · Water 79°F · +34° contrast
February Air 50°F · Water 79°F · +29° contrast
December Air 50°F · Water 79°F · +29° contrast
January offers 34°F more contrast than July
Current Conditions
70°F
N 0.0 mph 94% Good soaking weather
Today 92° Low 69° Sunny 3% precip
Wednesday 90° Low 63° Sunny
Thursday 90° Low 66° Sunny 1% precip
Friday 92° Low 68° Sunny 5% precip
Saturday 91° Low 69° Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15% precip
Temperature
79°F
Warm Hot Boiling
Water Temp 79°F (26°C)
Avg Air Temp 64°F
Above Ambient +15°F
Mild soaking conditions September
Access
Road Access Roadside
Nearest Road Lifsey Springs Road
Distance to Road 80 ft
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the water temperature at Lifsey Spring?
Lifsey Spring has a water temperature of 79°F (26°C). This is a warm thermal spring.
Where is Lifsey Spring located?
Lifsey Spring is located in Pike County, Georgia at 770 feet elevation, near Zebulon. Coordinates: 33.0370°N, 84.3740°W.
How do I get to Lifsey Spring?
Lifsey Spring has Roadside road access, with the nearest road being Lifsey Springs Road (80 ft from the road).
Sources: USGS NWIS