Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fox Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fox Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fox 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 Fox Springs:
- 36.543673, -85.396355
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Fox 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Fox Springs is near Overton County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Overton County
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Fox Springs ...
We found one communities that share the name Fox Springs.
Within Tennessee, the name Fox Springs is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Fox Springs in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Crawford County
- This Fox Springs is located in Crawford County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Fox Springs that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Fox Springs.
- Missouri
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fox 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.
- Cave Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Springs
- Cave Springs is located in Clay County
- Free Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Hill
- Free Hill is located in Clay County
- Grey ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Hix ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Independence
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Overton County
- Lillydale ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Ozone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Pea Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Timothy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Unity
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Willow Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in Clay County
How Far From Fox 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 Fox Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Fox Springs once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Fox Springs and extending to:
- Celina, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies just to the West.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Fox Springs to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 484 miles [778.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,067 miles [11,373.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,942 miles [7,953.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clay County: www.dalehollowlake.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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- Fox Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fox Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5437, Longitude: -85.3964 In this case, the coordinates for Fox Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Fox Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Fox Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.954 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.877 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.001 degrees. |