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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 Alder Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alder Springs and the surrounding area.
- 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 Alder Springs:
- 36.238136, -83.864634
- 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 Alder 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Alder Springs is near Knox County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Alder Springs
Communities Also Named Alder Springs ...
We found four communities that are also named Alder Springs.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Alder Springs.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Campbell County
- This Alder Springs is located in Campbell County and lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Alder Springs that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Alder Springs.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marshall County
- This Alder Springs is located in Marshall County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Alder Springs that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Alder Springs.
- California
- Fresno County
- This Alder Springs is located in Fresno County and lies 1,957 miles [3,149.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Alder Springs that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Alder Springs.
- Glenn County
- This Alder Springs is located in Glenn County and lies 2,112 miles [3,398.9 km] to the west northwest of the Alder Springs that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glenn County community of Alder Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alder 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.
- Cloud Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cloud Ford is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Ford
- Duke ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Duke is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
- Hurricane Branch ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Hurricane Branch is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane Branch
- Irwin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Irwin is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Lickskillet
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Lickskillet is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
- Loo ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Loo is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loo
- Lost Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lost Creek is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Paulette
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Paulette is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paulette
- Pinhook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Pinhook is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
- Plainview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Plainview is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,184 people
- Raccoon Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Raccoon Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raccoon Valley
- Rule ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rule is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rule
How Far From Alder 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 Alder Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alder Springs and extending to:
- Maynardville, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the East.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Alder Springs to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 416 miles [669.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,302 miles [10,142.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,013 miles [11,286.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,889 miles [7,868.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Alder Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Alder Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alder Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2381, Longitude: -83.8646 In this case, the coordinates for Alder Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.015 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.756 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.436 degrees. |
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