Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Red Boiling 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 Red Boiling Springs:
  • 36.530186, -85.850372
  • 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 Red Boiling 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Macon County
  • Since Red Boiling Springs is near Clay County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 Red Boiling Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Red Boiling 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.

• Greenwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Hermitage Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hermitage Springs is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Springs
• Jenkins Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Jenkins Village is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Village
• Kirby
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Kirby is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirby
• Leonard
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Leonard is located in Clay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonard
• Mill Town
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mill Town is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Town
• Prosperity
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Prosperity is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
• Pumpkintown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pumpkintown is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown
• Sunrise
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Sunrise is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise
• Sycamore Valley
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Sycamore Valley is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Valley
• Walnut Shade
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Walnut Shade is located in Macon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Shade

How Far From Red Boiling 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 city such as Red Boiling 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 Red Boiling Springs and extending to:

• Lafayette, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Red Boiling Springs to Lafayette, with an average speed<2> 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 57 miles [91.7 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 over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 508 miles [817.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,369 miles [10,249.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,087 miles [11,405.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,962 miles [7,985.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'