Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Craft Spring

• 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 Craft Spring:
  • 36.273435, -82.810157
  • 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 Craft Spring

• 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Craft Spring is near Hawkins County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Craft Spring

Curious and Interesting Names Near Craft Spring ...

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.

• Derby ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Derby is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby
• Grandview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Grandview is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Holland Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Holland Mill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Mill
• Locust Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Locust Springs is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Springs
• Mount Hope ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mount Hope is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Pleasant Vale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Vale is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Vale
• Roaring Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Roaring Springs is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Springs
• Union Temple
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Temple is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Temple
• Walkertown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Walkertown is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
• Woodlawn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodlawn is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Craft Spring 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 Craft Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Craft Spring and extending to:

• Greeneville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the South.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Craft Spring to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 364 miles [585.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,965 miles [11,209.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,841 miles [7,790.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'