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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:
- 35.692022, -84.287420
- 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 Loudon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Loudon County
- Since Maple Spring is near Monroe County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Maple Spring that is located in Loudon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of Maple Spring.
- Hickman County
- This Maple Spring is located in Hickman County and lies 173 miles [278.4 km]<1> to the west of the Maple Spring that is located in Loudon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman 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.
- Big Piney
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Big Piney is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Piney
- Brakebill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Brakebill is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brakebill
- Bucktown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Bucktown is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Centersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Centersville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
- Eve Mills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Eve Mills is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eve Mills
- Greenback
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hall Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Hall Ferry is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Ferry
- Halls Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Ferry is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Ferry
- Huntsville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Huntsville is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsville
- Meadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Meadow is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
- Poplar Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Robinson Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Robinson Mill is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
- Sunnyside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sunnyside is located in Loudon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
How Far From Maple Spring 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 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:
- Loudon, which is the Seat of Loudon County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Maple Spring to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 455 miles [732.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,344 miles [10,209.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,055 miles [11,353.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,931 miles [7,935.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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: 35.6920, Longitude: -84.2874 In this case, the coordinates for Maple Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.258 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.958 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.758 degrees. |
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