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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 Boiling Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boiling Springs and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Boiling Springs:
    • 36.072016, -85.591635
    • 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 Boiling 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 Putnam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
    • Since Boiling Springs is near White County and also DeKalb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb 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 Boiling Springs

Communities Also Named Boiling Springs ...

We found ten communities that are also named Boiling Springs.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Boiling Springs.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Montgomery County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Boiling Springs [Montgomery County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Calhoun County
      • This Boiling Springs is located in Calhoun County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<2> to the south of the Boiling Springs that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Boiling Springs.
      • Wilcox County
      • This Boiling Springs is located in Wilcox County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km] to the south southwest of the Boiling Springs that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilcox County community of Boiling Springs.
    • Arkansas
      • Pope County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Boiling Springs [Pope County].
    • New Jersey
      • Essex County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Boiling Springs [Essex County].
    • North Carolina
      • Cherokee County
      • This Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<2> to the southeast of the Boiling Springs that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Boiling Springs.
      • Cleveland County
      • This Boiling Springs is located in Cleveland County and lies 227 miles [365.3 km] to the east southeast of the Boiling Springs that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Boiling Springs.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cumberland County
      • This Boiling Springs is located in Cumberland County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Boiling Springs that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Boiling Springs.
    • South Carolina
      • Barnwell County
      • This Boiling Springs is located in Barnwell County and lies 311 miles [500.5 km]<2> to the southeast of the Boiling Springs that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnwell County community of Boiling Springs.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Boiling Springs is located in Spartanburg County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km] to the east southeast of the Boiling Springs that is located in Putnam County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Boiling Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Boiling 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.

  • Black Oak
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Black Oak is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
  • Ditty
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Double Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Double Springs is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
  • Grace ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Grace is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
  • Green Acres
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Heathwood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Heathwood is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
  • Hickey
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Hickey is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickey
  • Hillrose
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hillrose is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillrose
  • Honeybrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Honeybrook is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeybrook
  • Huntland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Huntland is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntland
    • Estimated population in 2014: 860 people
  • Oliveville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Oliveville is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveville
  • Peekville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Peekville is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peekville
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Quality Estates
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Quality Estates is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quality Estates
    • Rock Castle
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock Castle is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Castle
    • Tanglewood
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Tanglewood is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Twin Oak
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Twin Oak is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oak
    • Walnut Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Walnut Grove is located in White County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
    • Wildwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Wildwood is located in Putnam County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
    • Williams Crossroads
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Williams Crossroads is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Crossroads

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

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

  • Cookeville, which is the Seat of Putnam County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Boiling Springs to Nashville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 507 miles [815.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,380 miles [10,267.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,096 miles [11,419.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,971 miles [8,000 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Boiling Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Boiling Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Boiling Springs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<4>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.
<5>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 Boiling 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 Boiling Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0720, Longitude: -85.5916    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.06 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.933 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.205 degrees.