Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rhea Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rhea Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rhea 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 Rhea Springs:
- 35.675904, -84.828557
- 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 Rhea 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 Rhea County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rhea County
- Since Rhea Springs is near Meigs County and also Roane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Meigs County
- eBird sighting report for Roane 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rhea 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.
- Grandview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- 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 Rhea County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandview <2>
- Hideaway Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hideaway Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hideaway Hills
- Hideaway Hills is located in Rhea County
- Ideal Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ideal Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ideal Valley
- Ideal Valley is located in Rhea County
- Iron Hill ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Lorraine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Mars Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Peakland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Pinhook Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinhook Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Ferry
- Pinhook Ferry is located in Meigs County
- Slabtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Spring City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring City
- Spring City is located in Rhea County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,839 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spring City <2>
- Wolf Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wolf Creek is located in Rhea County
How Far From Rhea Springs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Rhea Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Rhea Springs once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Rhea Springs and extending to:
- Dayton, which is the Seat of Rhea County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<4> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rhea Springs to Dayton, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 482 miles [775.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 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 7,079 miles [11,392.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,955 miles [7,974.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rhea Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rhea Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rhea Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6759, Longitude: -84.8286 In this case, the coordinates for Rhea Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rhea 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 312.584 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.33 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.986 degrees. |