Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rhyan 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 Rhyan Springs:
  • 36.463397, -85.237739
  • 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 Rhyan 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 Overton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Overton County
  • Since Rhyan Springs is near Pickett County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickett County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Rhyan Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rhyan 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.

• Alpine
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Alpine is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alpine
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alpine <1>
• Big Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Springs is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
• Boom
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Boom is located in Pickett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boom
• Eagle Creek ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Eagle Creek is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
• Free Communion
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Free Communion is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Free Communion
• Howard Chapel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Howard Chapel is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Chapel
• Independence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Independence is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Ozone
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Ozone is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ozone
• Plain Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Plain Grove is located in Pickett County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain Grove
• Rocky Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rocky Ridge is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ridge
• Unity
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Unity is located in Overton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity

How Far From Rhyan 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 Rhyan 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 Rhyan Springs and extending to:

• Livingston, which is the Seat of Overton County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Rhyan Springs to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 478 miles [769.3 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,063 miles [11,366.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,939 miles [7,948.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'