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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Roaring Springs:
    • 36.296490, -82.777379
    • 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 Roaring 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Since Roaring Springs is near Hawkins County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Roaring Springs

Communities Also Named Roaring Springs ...

We found one communities that are also named Roaring Springs.

Within Tennessee, the name Roaring Springs is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Roaring Springs in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Motley County
      • This Roaring Springs is located in Motley County and lies 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km]<1> to the west of the Roaring Springs that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Motley County community of Roaring Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Roaring 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.

  • Centersville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Centersville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centersville
  • Craft Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Craft Spring is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craft Spring
  • Grandview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Grandview is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
  • Graysburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Graysburg is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graysburg
  • Holland Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Holland Mill is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland Mill
  • Liberty Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Liberty Hill is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Locust Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Locust Springs is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Springs
  • Mount Hope ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Mount Hope is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
  • Pleasant Vale
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Pleasant Vale is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Vale
  • Union Temple
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Union Temple is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Temple
  • Walkertown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Walkertown is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
  • Woodlawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Woodlawn is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Roaring 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 Roaring Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Roaring Springs and extending to:

  • Greeneville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Roaring Springs to Greeneville, 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 222 miles [357.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 361 miles [581 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,254 miles [10,064.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,962 miles [11,204.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Roaring Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Roaring Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Roaring Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2965, Longitude: -82.7774       In this case, the coordinates for Roaring Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.363 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.016 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.969 degrees.