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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 Elm Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Elm 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 Elm Springs:
    • 36.336195, -83.600739
    • 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 Elm 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 Grainger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger County
    • Since Elm Springs is near Claiborne County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne 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 Elm Springs

Communities Also Named Elm Springs ...

We found two communities that are also named Elm Springs.

Within Tennessee, the name Elm Springs is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Washington County
      • This Elm Springs is located in Washington County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the west of the Elm Springs that is located in Grainger County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Elm Springs.
    • South Dakota
      • Meade County
      • This Elm Springs is located in Meade County and lies 1,134 miles [1,825 km]<1> to the northwest of the Elm Springs that is located in Grainger County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Elm Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Elm 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.

  • Chittum
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Chittum is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chittum
  • Cupp Mill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Cupp Mill is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupp Mill
  • Hammer Store
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Hammer Store is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Store
  • Joppa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Joppa is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
  • Liberty Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Liberty Hill is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Little Barren
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Little Barren is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Barren
  • Lone Mountain
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
  • Lulaville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lulaville is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
  • Powder Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Powder Springs is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs
  • Sandlick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
  • Sunset
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Sunset is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Sycamore Spring
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Sycamore Spring is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Spring
  • Williams Mill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Williams Mill is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Mill
  • Williams Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Williams Springs is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Springs

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

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

  • Rutledge, which is the Seat of Grainger County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Elm 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 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 400 miles [643.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,997 miles [11,260.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,873 miles [7,842.3 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 from Point A (ie- Elm 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 Elm 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 Elm Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3362, Longitude: -83.6007       In this case, the coordinates for Elm Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.857 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.589 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.299 degrees.