Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Locust 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 Locust Springs:
  • 36.305379, -82.798213
  • 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 Locust 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Locust Springs is near Hawkins County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Locust Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Locust 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.

• Craft Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Craft Spring is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft Spring
• Grandview
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grandview is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
• Graysburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Graysburg is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysburg
• Holland Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Holland Mill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Mill
• Liberty Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Mount Hope ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Mount Hope is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
• Pleasant Vale
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Vale is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Vale
• Roaring Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Roaring Springs is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Springs
• Union Temple
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Union Temple is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Temple
• Walkertown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Walkertown is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
• Woodlawn
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Woodlawn is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Locust 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 Locust 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 Locust Springs and extending to:

• Greeneville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Locust Springs to Greeneville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 221 miles [355.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 362 miles [582.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,254 miles [10,064.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'