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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 Jordan Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Jordan Springs and the surrounding area.
- 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 Jordan Springs:
- 36.594493, -87.561125
- 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 Jordan 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Jordan Springs is near Christian County and also Stewart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stewart 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 Jordan Springs
Communities Also Named Jordan Springs ...
We found two communities that are also named Jordan Springs.
Within Tennessee, the name Jordan Springs is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kansas
- Reno County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Jordan Springs [Reno County].
- Virginia
- Frederick County
- This Jordan Springs is located in Frederick County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Jordan Springs that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Jordan Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Jordan 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.
- Birchwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Birchwood is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
- Boiling Springs ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Boiling Springs is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Cave Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Cave Spring is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
- Green Acres
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Green Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Indian Mound
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Kennedy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy is located in Christian County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy
- Louise Heights
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Louise Heights is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Louise Heights
- Estimated population in 2014: 5,715 people
- Meadowbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Needmore is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
- Oak Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Peachers Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Peachers Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachers Mill
- Ranch Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Ranch Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranch Hill
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Red Top
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Top is located in Stewart County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Rose Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Stringtown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Stringtown is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Woodlawn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Jordan 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 Jordan 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<4> community of Jordan Springs once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Jordan Springs and extending to:
- Clarksville, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Jordan Springs to Clarksville, with an average speed<5> 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 52 miles [83.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 595 miles [957.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,435 miles [10,356.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,157 miles [11,518.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,032 miles [8,098.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Jordan Springs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Jordan Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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 Jordan Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Jordan 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 Jordan Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5945, Longitude: -87.5611 In this case, the coordinates for Jordan Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.299 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.432 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.924 degrees. |
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