Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Castalian 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 Castalian Springs:
  • 36.393659, -86.308046
  • 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 Castalian 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 Sumner County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
  • Since Castalian Springs is near Trousdale County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Trousdale County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson 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 Castalian Springs

Communities Also Named Castalian Springs ...

We found one communities that are also named Castalian Springs.

Within Tennessee, the name Castalian Springs is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Mississippi
    • Holmes County
    • This Castalian Springs is located in Holmes County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Castalian Springs that is located in Sumner County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Castalian Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Castalian 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.

• Cairo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cairo is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
• Cairo Bend Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cairo Bend Ferry is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo Bend Ferry
• Chipman
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Chipman is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chipman
• Hartsville Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hartsville Junction is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville Junction
• Hickory Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Hunters Point Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hunters Point Ferry is located in Wilson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Point Ferry
• Kansas
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Kansas is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kansas
• Phosphate ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Phosphate is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phosphate
• Sideview ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sideview is located in Sumner County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sideview
• Walnut Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Walnut Grove is located in Trousdale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove

How Far From Castalian Springs to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Castalian Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Gallatin, which is the Seat of Sumner County, lies just to the West.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Castalian Springs to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 535 miles [861 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,394 miles [10,290.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,113 miles [11,447.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,988 miles [8,027.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'