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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Neubert Springs:
    • 35.879251, -83.874347
    • 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 Neubert Springs
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Neubert 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.

  • Arrowhead
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrowhead
    • Arrowhead is located in Knox County
  • Bank ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bank
    • Bank is located in Blount County
  • Bonny Kate
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Kate
    • Bonny Kate is located in Knox County
  • Cave Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cave Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Mill
    • Cave Mill is located in Blount County
  • Colonial Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Colonial Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
    • Colonial Village is located in Knox County
  • Forks of the River
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forks of the River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of the River
    • Forks of the River is located in Knox County
  • Grandview
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
    • Grandview is located in Knox County
  • High Bluff
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
    • High Bluff is located in Knox County
  • Huskey Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huskey Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huskey Valley
    • Huskey Valley is located in Blount County
  • Island Home
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Island Home have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Island Home
    • Island Home is located in Knox County
  • Little River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
    • Little River is located in Blount County
  • Littlebrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littlebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlebrook
    • Littlebrook is located in Blount County
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    • Mimosa Heights
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mimosa Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Heights
      • Mimosa Heights is located in Blount County
    • Providence
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
      • Providence is located in Blount County
    • Riverbend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverbend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
      • Riverbend is located in Knox County
    • Rivertrace
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivertrace have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertrace
      • Rivertrace is located in Blount County
    • Shooks
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks
      • Shooks is located in Knox County
    • Shooks Gap
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shooks Gap have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shooks Gap
      • Shooks Gap is located in Blount County
    • Stock Creek
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stock Creek
      • Stock Creek is located in Knox County
    • Timberlake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timberlake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
      • Timberlake is located in Knox County
    • Topside
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Topside have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topside
      • Topside is located in Knox County
      • Estimated population in 2014: 346 people
    • Valley Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Grove
      • Valley Grove is located in Knox County
    • Wildwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
      • Wildwood is located in Blount County

How Far From Neubert 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 Neubert Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Neubert Springs and extending to:

  • Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Neubert Springs 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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 428 miles [688.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,319 miles [10,169.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,029 miles [11,312.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,905 miles [7,893.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Neubert Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Knox County: www.knoxcounty.org/

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Neubert Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Neubert Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8793, Longitude: -83.8743       In this case, the coordinates for Neubert Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Neubert Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.014 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.704 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.537 degrees.









 

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