Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hygeia 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 Hygeia Springs:
  • 36.413104, -86.791109
  • 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 Hygeia 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 Robertson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Robertson County
  • Since Hygeia Springs is near Davidson County and also Sumner County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner 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 Hygeia Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hygeia 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.

• Bakers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Bakers is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
• Chestnut Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Chestnut Orchard
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Chestnut Orchard is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Orchard
• Eden Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Eden Corner is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Corner
• Forest Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Grove is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
• Green Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Green Valley is located in Robertson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Ivy Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ivy Point is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Point
• Ridgepost ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Ridgepost is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgepost
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,732 people
• Ridgetop
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Ridgetop is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgetop
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,122 people
• Union Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Union Hill is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
• Williams Hills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Williams Hills is located in Davidson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Hills

How Far From Hygeia 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 Hygeia 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 Hygeia Springs and extending to:

• Springfield, which is the Seat of Robertson County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Hygeia Springs to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 559 miles [899.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,413 miles [10,320.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,132 miles [11,477.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,008 miles [8,059.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'