Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Highland Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highland Springs and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Highland 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 Highland Springs:
  • 36.229529, -83.642682
  • 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 Highland 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 Highland Springs is near Union County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Highland Springs

Communities Also Named Highland Springs ...

We found six communities that are also named Highland Springs.

Within Tennessee, the name Highland Springs is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • Lake County
    • This Highland Springs is located in Lake County and lies 2,140 miles [3,444 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Highland Springs that is located in Grainger County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Highland Springs.
    • Riverside County
    • This Highland Springs is located in Riverside County and lies 1,878 miles [3,022.3 km] to the west of the Highland Springs that is located in Grainger County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Riverside County community of Highland Springs.
  • Indiana
    • Hamilton County
    • This Highland Springs is located in Hamilton County and lies 284 miles [457.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Highland Springs that is located in Grainger County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Highland Springs.
  • Kentucky
    • Barren County
    • This Highland Springs is located in Barren County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Highland Springs that is located in Grainger County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barren County community of Highland Springs.
  • Ohio
    • Summit County
    • This Highland Springs is located in Summit County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Highland Springs that is located in Grainger County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Highland Springs.
  • Virginia
    • Henrico County
    • This Highland Springs is located in Henrico County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Highland Springs that is located in Grainger County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henrico County community of Highland Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Highland 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.

• Agreeable ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Agreeable is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Agreeable
• Buffalo Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Buffalo Springs is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
• Indian Cave Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Indian Cave Ferry is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cave Ferry
• Joppa
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Joppa is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
• Lulaville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lulaville is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
• Maples ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Maples is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
• Mitchell Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mitchell Ford is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Ford
• Powder Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Powder Springs is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs
• Sunset
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
• Sycamore Spring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sycamore Spring is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Spring

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

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

• Rutledge, which is the Seat of Grainger County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Highland Springs to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 405 miles [651.8 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 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,879 miles [7,852 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'