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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 Dupont Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dupont 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 Dupont Springs:
    • 35.808422, -83.679615
    • 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 Dupont 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 Sevier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier County
    • Since Dupont Springs is near Blount County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Dupont Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dupont 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.

  • Cove Creek Cascades
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cove Creek Cascades is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cove Creek Cascades
  • Hatchertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hatchertown is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hatchertown
  • Hicks Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hicks Crossing is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Crossing
  • Hornet
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hornet is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hornet
  • Huskey Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Huskey Valley is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey Valley
  • Knob Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Knob Creek is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
  • Line Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Line Spring is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Spring
  • Little Cove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Cove is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Cove
  • Middle Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
  • New Era
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • New Era is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
  • Oak City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Oak City is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
  • Park Settlement
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Park Settlement is located in Sevier County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Settlement
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Pigeon Forge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Pleasant Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Prospect
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Prospect is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Providence
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Providence is located in Blount County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
    • Union Valley
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
      • Union Valley is located in Sevier County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley

How Far From Dupont 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 Dupont 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 Dupont Springs and extending to:

  • Sevierville, which is the Seat of Sevier County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 174 miles [280 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Dupont Springs to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 422 miles [679.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,314 miles [10,161.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,023 miles [11,302.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,899 miles [7,884.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dupont Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Dupont 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 Dupont Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8084, Longitude: -83.6796       In this case, the coordinates for Dupont Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.896 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.558 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.476 degrees.