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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 Maple Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maple Spring 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 Maple Spring:
- 35.657571, -87.374180
- 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 Maple Spring
- 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 Hickman County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
- Since Maple Spring is near Maury County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Maury County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 Maple Spring
Communities Also Named Maple Spring ...
We found two communities that are also named Maple Spring.
There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Maple Spring.
Beyond Tennessee.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Cocke County
- This Maple Spring is located in Cocke County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the east of the Maple Spring that is located in Hickman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of Maple Spring.
- Loudon County
- This Maple Spring is located in Loudon County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the east of the Maple Spring that is located in Hickman County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Maple Spring.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maple Spring ...
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.
- Bond
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bond is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
- Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Buffalo is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Center Star
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Center Star is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Star
- Chapel Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Chapel Hill is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,461 people
- Duck River
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Duck River is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duck River
- Fogg ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Fogg is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fogg
- Gordon Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Gordon Ferry is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Ferry
- Gordonsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gordonsburg is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsburg
- Greenfield Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Greenfield Bend is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield Bend
- Estimated population in 2014: 15,035 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Kettle Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Kettle Mills is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Mills
- Lovetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Lovetown is located in Maury County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovetown
- Palestine ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Palestine is located in Lewis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sunrise
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Sunrise is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
- Swan Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Swan Bluff is located in Hickman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan Bluff
How Far From Maple Spring to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Maple Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maple Spring and extending to:
- Centerville, which is the Seat of Hickman County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Maple Spring to Centerville, 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 48 miles [77.2 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 610 miles [981.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,191 miles [11,572.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,066 miles [8,152.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maple Spring) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Maple Spring 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 Maple Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6576, Longitude: -87.3742 In this case, the coordinates for Maple Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.142 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.121 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.061 degrees. |
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