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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 Deep Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deep 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 Deep Springs:
    • 36.118135, -84.083250
    • 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 Deep 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
    • Since Deep Springs is near Knox County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Deep Springs

Communities Also Named Deep Springs ...

We found five communities that are also named Deep Springs.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Jefferson County
      • This Deep Springs is located in Jefferson County and lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Deep Springs that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Deep Springs.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Inyo County
      • This Deep Springs is located in Inyo County and lies 1,867 miles [3,004.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deep Springs that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Inyo County community of Deep Springs.
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This Deep Springs is located in Fayette County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the north of the Deep Springs that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Deep Springs.
    • North Carolina
      • Rockingham County
      • This Deep Springs is located in Rockingham County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the east of the Deep Springs that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Deep Springs.
    • Virginia
      • Lee County
      • This Deep Springs is located in Lee County and lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Deep Springs that is located in Anderson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Deep Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deep 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.

  • Cedar Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Granite
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Granite is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite
  • Hillvale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hillvale is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillvale
  • Hinds Creek ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hinds Creek is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinds Creek
  • Ivory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Ivory is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivory
  • Knapp ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Knapp is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knapp
  • Maples
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Maples is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
  • Mapleview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Mapleview is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mapleview
  • Moore Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Moore Ferry is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Ferry
  • Panther ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Panther is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
  • Peak
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Peak is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peak
  • Twinville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Twinville is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twinville

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

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

  • Clinton, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 150 miles [241.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Deep Springs to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 430 miles [692 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,316 miles [10,164.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,028 miles [11,310.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,903 miles [7,890.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Deep Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Deep 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 Deep Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1181, Longitude: -84.0833       In this case, the coordinates for Deep Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.145 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.888 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.56 degrees.