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 ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Deep 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 Deep Springs:
  • 35.990367, -83.516559
  • 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Since Deep Springs is near Sevier County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 ...
  • Anderson County
    • This Deep Springs is located in Anderson County and lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deep Springs that is located in Jefferson County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Deep Springs.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Inyo County
    • This Deep Springs is located in Inyo County and lies 1,900 miles [3,057.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deep Springs that is located in Jefferson 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 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Deep Springs that is located in Jefferson 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 204 miles [328.3 km]<1> to the east of the Deep Springs that is located in Jefferson 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 65 miles [104.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Deep Springs that is located in Jefferson 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.

• Alder Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Alder Branch is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
• Dumplin
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
• Dumplin Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Dumplin Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin Mill
• Flat Gap
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Flat Gap is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Gap
• Four Points
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Four Points is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
• French Broad ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • French Broad is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Broad
• Greenhill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Greenhill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenhill
• Henry Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
• Pleasant Hill ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Powder Springs ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Powder Springs is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs
• Rocky Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
• Shady Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Union Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Union Grove is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove

How Far From Deep 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 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:

• Dandridge, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 182 miles [292.9 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 a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 407 miles [655 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,008 miles [11,278.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,884 miles [7,860 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'