Why Are People Hearing an Unusual Humming Sound in the Green Springs Area?

Reports of Low Humming Sound 

Recently there was a post about people hearing a low throbbing noise in the Green Spring area of Washington in Southern Utah. It was easier to hear later in the night when other sounds quieted down. People who commented thought it might be drilling nearby or a military test. 

Hearing a thrumming sound coming from a direction you can’t pin down isn’t as rare as you may think. People who have visited the red rock canyons in Utah have also noticed this. In fact, some of the native peoples considered the hum coming from certain locations as sacred. 

Here is a site from the University of Utah where you can hear the humming coming from Rainbow Bridge in Rainbow Bridge National Monument. You can hear see how disconcerting it can be to hear this low rumble when everything else gets quiet. 

What is the Source of the Humming? 

In the case of Rainbow Bridge, it has to do with the wind and the shape of the rock. Using electronic tests on the top of the arch, researchers were able to determine that it vibrates back and forth slightly in the wind.  

This vibration is too small to see but is enough to make the rumbling sound. A similar effect was discovered in the Golden Gate Bridge in California where it made an eerie sound when the wind blew. 

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The canyons and cliffs in Southern Utah will sometimes produce a similar effect even when there isn’t a lot of wind. This could explain what was being heard in Green Valley. Of course, it could be the wheezing of a buried giant. Who am I to say.