Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Old Springville

• 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 Old Springville:
  • 36.288112, -88.145316
  • 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 Old Springville

• 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
  • Since Old Springville is near Benton County and also Houston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston 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 Old Springville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Springville ...

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.

• Big Sandy
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Sandy is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 517 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Sandy <1>
• Elkhorn
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Elkhorn is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
• India
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • India is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
• Lick Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Lick Creek is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
• Manleyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Manleyville is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
• Moons
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Moons is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
• Nobles
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Nobles is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles
• Oak Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Oak Grove is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pleasant Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Porters ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Porters is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
• Spring Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Creek is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
  • Estimated population in 2014: 2,009 people
• Sunny Side
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sunny Side is located in Henry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side

How Far From Old Springville 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 Old Springville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Paris, which is the Seat of Henry County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Old Springville to Paris, with an average speed<3> 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 76 miles [122.3 km] to the east (E). 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 633 miles [1,018.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,473 miles [10,417.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,195 miles [11,579.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,071 miles [8,161 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'