Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bath 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 Bath Springs:
  • 35.439797, -88.087810
  • 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 Bath 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 Decatur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
  • Since Bath Springs is near Hardin County and also Wayne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hardin County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne 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 Bath Springs

Communities Also Named Bath Springs ...

We found one communities that are also named Bath Springs.

Within Tennessee, the name Bath Springs is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Bath Springs in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Etowah County
    • This Bath Springs is located in Etowah County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the southeast of the Bath Springs that is located in Decatur County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Bath Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bath 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.

• Grandview
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Grandview is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Havana
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Havana is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
• James Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • James Ferry is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ferry
• Lego ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lego is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lego
• Lott Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Lott Landing is located in Hardin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lott Landing
• Pleasant Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Pleasant Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Estimated population in 2014: 566 people
• Point Pleasant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Point Pleasant is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
• Red Walnut
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Red Walnut is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Walnut
• Unity
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Unity is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity

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

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

• Decaturville, which is the Seat of Decatur County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Bath Springs to Decaturville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 652 miles [1,049.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,231 miles [11,637.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,106 miles [8,217.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'