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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 Rocksprings, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rocksprings 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 Rocksprings:
    • 35.956452, -86.596940
    • 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 Rocksprings
  • 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 Rutherford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
    • Since Rocksprings is near Davidson County and also Williamson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson 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 Rocksprings

Communities Also Named Rocksprings ...

We found three communities that are also named Rocksprings.

Within Tennessee, the name Rocksprings is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Marion County
      • This Rocksprings is located in Marion County and lies 531 miles [854.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Rocksprings that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Rocksprings.
    • Ontario
      • This Rocksprings lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rocksprings that is located in Rutherford County.
    • Texas
      • Edwards County
      • This Rocksprings is located in Edwards County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rocksprings that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edwards County community of Rocksprings.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocksprings ...

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.

  • Creekside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Creekside is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
  • Foxland Forest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Foxland Forest is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxland Forest
  • Hilltop
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Hilltop is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
  • Loafers Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Loafers Corner is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loafers Corner
  • Neal Circle
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Neal Circle is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Circle
  • Quail Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Rocky Fork
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Rocky Fork is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
  • Shadowbrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Shadowbrook is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowbrook
  • Stonebrook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Stonebrook is located in Williamson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
  • Walnut Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Walnut Ridge is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Ridge

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

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

  • Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rocksprings to Murfreesboro, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest (NW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 561 miles [902.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,427 miles [10,343.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rocksprings) 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 Rocksprings 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 Rocksprings. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9565, Longitude: -86.5969       In this case, the coordinates for Rocksprings have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.674 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.623 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.66 degrees.