Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Mount Airy 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 Mount Airy Springs:
  • 36.195649, -83.245723
  • 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 Mount Airy 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 Hamblen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
  • Since Mount Airy Springs is near Cocke County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cocke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Mount Airy Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Airy 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.

• Dover
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dover is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Eureka Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Eureka Hills is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka Hills
• Hillcrest
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hillcrest is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Holly Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Holly Hills is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
• Kingswood
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Kingswood is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Lakeview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Lakeview is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
• Liberty Heights
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Liberty Heights is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
• Rocky Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Rocky Point is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
• Roe Junction
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Roe Junction is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roe Junction
• Rolling Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rolling Hills is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
• Springvale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Springvale is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
• Sulphur Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sulphur Springs is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
• Tigertown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Tigertown is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigertown
• Union Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Union Heights is located in Hamblen County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Heights

How Far From Mount Airy Springs 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 Mount Airy 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 Mount Airy Springs and extending to:

• Morristown, which is the Seat of Hamblen County, lies just to the West Northwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Airy Springs to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 387 miles [622.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,864 miles [7,827.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'