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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 Morgan Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morgan 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 Morgan Springs:
- 35.561458, -85.101901
- 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 Morgan 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 Rhea County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rhea County
- Since Morgan Springs is near Bledsoe County and also Meigs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bledsoe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs 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 Morgan Springs
Communities Also Named Morgan Springs ...
We found three communities that are also named Morgan Springs.
Within Tennessee, the name Morgan Springs is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Perry County
- This Morgan Springs is located in Perry County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Morgan Springs that is located in Rhea County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Morgan Springs.
- Arkansas
- Scott County
- This Morgan Springs is located in Scott County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the west of the Morgan Springs that is located in Rhea County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Morgan Springs.
- California
- Tehama County
- This Morgan Springs is located in Tehama County and lies 1,995 miles [3,210.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Morgan Springs that is located in Rhea County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tehama County community of Morgan Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morgan 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.
- Cold Spring
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cold Spring is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Edgewater
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Edgewater is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Friendship
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Friendship is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Graysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Graysville is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
- Hickory Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Grove is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Lees Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lees Station is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Station
- Liberty Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Liberty Hill is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Mountain View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mountain View is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- New Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Harmony is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- Paine Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Paine Spring is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paine Spring
- Pikeville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sentinel Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sentinel Heights is located in Rhea County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sentinel Heights
- Summer City
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Summer City is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer City
- Tiptop
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tiptop is located in Bledsoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiptop
How Far From Morgan 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 Morgan Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Morgan Springs and extending to:
- Dayton, which is the Seat of Rhea County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Morgan Springs to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 499 miles [803.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,384 miles [10,274.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,096 miles [11,419.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,972 miles [8,001.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Morgan Springs) 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 Morgan 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 Morgan Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5615, Longitude: -85.1019 In this case, the coordinates for Morgan Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.746 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.50 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.128 degrees. |
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