Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mint Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mint Spring and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mint Spring
- 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 Mint Spring:
- 36.468387, -88.035587
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Mint 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 Stewart County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stewart County
- Since Mint Spring is near Calloway County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calloway County
- eBird sighting report for Henry 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Mint Spring ...
We found two communities that share the name Mint Spring.
Within Tennessee, the name Mint Spring is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Madison County
- This Mint Spring is located in Madison County and lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Mint Spring that is located in Stewart County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Mint Spring.
- Virginia
- Augusta County
- This Mint Spring is located in Augusta County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mint Spring that is located in Stewart County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Mint Spring.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mint 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.
- Chestnut Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
- Chestnut Grove is located in Stewart County
- Cotton Patch Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Patch Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Patch Crossroads
- Cotton Patch Crossroads is located in Houston County
- Dover
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Dover is located in Stewart County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,578 people
- Former name for Dover:
- Monroe
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dover <3>
- Elkhorn
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Freeland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Lick Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lick Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
- Lick Creek is located in Benton County
- Moons
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Mount Pleasant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Henry County
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Tip Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Mint Spring 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 Mint Spring 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 Mint Spring once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Mint Spring and extending to:
- Dover, which is the Seat of Stewart County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Mint Spring to Dover, with an average speed<5> 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 73 miles [117.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 623 miles [1,002.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,460 miles [10,396.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,183 miles [11,559.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,058 miles [8,140.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Stewart County: www.stewartcountygovernment.com
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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- Mint Spring) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mint Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4684, Longitude: -88.0356 In this case, the coordinates for Mint Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Mint Spring, 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 Mint Spring to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.592 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.752 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.162 degrees. |