Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crisp Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crisp Spring and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crisp 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 Crisp Spring:
- 35.665349, -85.878040
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Crisp 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since Crisp Spring is near Cannon County and also Coffee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cannon County
- eBird sighting report for Coffee 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crisp 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.
- Bethany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Centertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centertown
- Centertown is located in Warren County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 256 people
- Crisp ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Daylight
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Earleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleyville
- Earleyville is located in Warren County
- New ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Coffee County
- Smartt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Crisp Spring to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Crisp Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Crisp Spring and extending to:
- McMinnville, which is the Seat of Warren County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Crisp Spring to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 534 miles [859.4 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,411 miles [10,317.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,126 miles [11,468.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,001 miles [8,048.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crisp Spring. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crisp Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crisp Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6653, Longitude: -85.8780 In this case, the coordinates for Crisp Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Crisp Spring to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.222 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.062 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.426 degrees. |