Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in North Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for North 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 North Springs:
- 36.467003, -85.755256
- 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 North 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since North Springs is near Clay County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- eBird sighting report for Macon 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 North Springs ...
We found two communities that share the name North Springs.
Within Tennessee, the name North Springs is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Fulton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of North Springs [Fulton County].
- South Carolina
- Richland County
- This North Springs is located in Richland County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<2> to the east southeast of the North Springs that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of North Springs.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near North 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.
- Bagdad ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Cub Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Goose Horn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goose Horn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Horn
- Goose Horn is located in Macon County
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Hermitage Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
- Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
- Highland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Highland Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland Ferry
- Highland Ferry is located in Jackson County
- Hurricane
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Jenkins Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
- Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
- Leonard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Miles Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Crossroads
- Miles Crossroads is located in Clay County
- Mill Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Continue List (7 more) ...
- Milltown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Prosperity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prosperity have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
- Prosperity is located in Macon County
- Red Boiling Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Boiling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Boiling Springs
- Red Boiling Springs is located in Macon County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,124 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Boiling Springs <4>
- Rough Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough Point
- Rough Point is located in Jackson County
- Stone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Sugar Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sugar Creek is located in Jackson County
- Union Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Clay County
- Milltown
How Far From North 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 North Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Springs and extending to:
- Gainesboro, which is the Seat of Jackson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from North Springs to Gainesboro, 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 60 miles [96.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 504 miles [811.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,368 miles [10,248.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,086 miles [11,403.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,961 miles [7,984 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for North Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jackson County: www.jacksonco.com/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that North Springs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- North Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in North Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4670, Longitude: -85.7553 In this case, the coordinates for North Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 North Springs 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 313.172 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.118 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.174 degrees. |