Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hollow 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 Hollow Springs:
  • 35.673127, -86.119991
  • 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 Hollow 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 Cannon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cannon County
  • Since Hollow Springs is near Coffee County and also Rutherford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford 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 Hollow Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hollow 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.

• Bradyville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Bradyville is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bradyville
• Fudgearound
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fudgearound is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fudgearound
• Gnat Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Gnat Hill is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gnat Hill
• Holly ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Holly is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly
• Hoodoo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hoodoo is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodoo
• Hopewell ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hopewell is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Ivy Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ivy Bluff is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Bluff
• Jimtown ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jimtown is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown
• Lewis Store
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Lewis Store is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Store
• Pocahontas
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pocahontas is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
• Rocky Point ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Rocky Point is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Hollow Springs and extending to:

• Woodbury, which is the Seat of Cannon County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hollow Springs to Woodbury, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 49 miles [78.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 546 miles [878.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,421 miles [10,333.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,011 miles [8,064.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'