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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 East Springbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to East Springbrook and the surrounding area.
- 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 East Springbrook:
- 35.797583, -83.974627
- 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 East Springbrook
- 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
- Since East Springbrook is near Knox County and also Hamilton 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 Hamilton 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 East Springbrook
Communities Also Named East Springbrook ...
We found one communities that are also named East Springbrook.
Within Tennessee, the name East Springbrook is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named East Springbrook in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Montgomery County
- This East Springbrook is located in Montgomery County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the East Springbrook that is located in Blount County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of East Springbrook.
Curious and Interesting Names Near East Springbrook ...
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.
- Airport Plaza
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Airport Plaza is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Plaza
- Bent Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Bent Tree is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
- Cherokee Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Cherokee Park is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Park
- Everett Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Everett Heights is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Heights
- Green Meadow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Green Meadow is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
- Littlebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Littlebrook is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlebrook
- Maryville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadowbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Meadowbrook is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mentor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mentor is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mimosa Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Mimosa Heights is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Heights
- Rockgardens
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Rockgardens is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
- Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
- Rocky Waters
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Rocky Waters is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Waters
- Springbrook
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Springbrook is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springbrook
- Summit Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Summit Hills is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills
- Sunset View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Sunset View is located in Blount County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
How Far From East Springbrook to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as East Springbrook to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in East Springbrook and extending to:
- Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies just to the South.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from East Springbrook to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 436 miles [701.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,036 miles [11,323.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- East Springbrook) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 East Springbrook 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 East Springbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7976, Longitude: -83.9746 In this case, the coordinates for East Springbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.073 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.759 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.601 degrees. |
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