Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cumberland 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 Cumberland Springs:
  • 35.341468, -86.295269
  • 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 Cumberland 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 Moore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Moore County
  • Since Cumberland Springs is near Coffee County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Cumberland Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cumberland 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.

• Bakertown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Bakertown is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
• Bottle Hollow
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bottle Hollow is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bottle Hollow
• Countyline
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Countyline is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
• Flowertown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Flowertown is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown
• Hickory Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory Hill <1>
• Hilltop
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hilltop is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
• Johnstown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Johnstown is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
• Lynchburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lynchburg is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <1>
• Plainview Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Plainview Heights is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview Heights
• Pleasant Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Raysville
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Raysville is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raysville
• Sevenmile Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sevenmile Hill is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sevenmile Hill
• Turkey Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Turkey Creek is located in Moore County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek
• Willow Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cumberland Springs and extending to:

• Lynchburg, which is the Seat of Moore County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Cumberland Springs 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 565 miles [909.3 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 22 days and walking would take 33 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,444 miles [10,370.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,158 miles [11,519.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,034 miles [8,101.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'