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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 Flint Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flint 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 Flint Springs:
    • 35.034520, -84.906056
    • 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 Flint 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 Bradley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley County
    • Since Flint Springs is near Whitfield County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitfield 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 Flint Springs

Communities Also Named Flint Springs ...

We found two communities that are also named Flint Springs.

Within Tennessee, the name Flint Springs is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Fulton County
      • This Flint Springs is located in Fulton County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Flint Springs that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Flint Springs.
    • Kentucky
      • Ohio County
      • This Flint Springs is located in Ohio County and lies 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Flint Springs that is located in Bradley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ohio County community of Flint Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flint 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.

  • Black Fox
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Black Fox is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Fox
  • Cedar Spring
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Cedar Spring is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Spring
  • Dockery
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Dockery is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dockery
  • Earnest ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Earnest is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earnest
  • Edgar ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Edgar is located in Whitfield County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgar
  • Green Meadow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Green Meadow is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
  • Howardville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Howardville is located in Hamilton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardville
  • Parks Store
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Parks Store is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Store
  • Pumpkin Center
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pumpkin Center is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
  • Red Clay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Clay is located in Whitfield County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Clay
  • Red Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Red Hill is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Sugar Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Sugar Grove is located in Bradley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Timber Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Timber Hills is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Hills
    • Tucker Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Tucker Springs is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Springs
    • Twin Oaks
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Union
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Union is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Wildwood Lake
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Wildwood Lake is located in Bradley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Lake
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,124 people

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

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

  • Cleveland, which is the Seat of Bradley County, lies just to the North.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Flint 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 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 509 miles [819.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,401 miles [10,301.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,110 miles [11,442.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,986 miles [8,024.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Flint 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 Flint 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 Flint Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0345, Longitude: -84.9061       In this case, the coordinates for Flint Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.611 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.27 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.179 degrees.