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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 Rocky Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rocky 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 Rocky Springs:
    • 36.447048, -82.369307
    • 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 Rocky 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
    • Since Rocky Springs is near Washington County and also Carter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter 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 Rocky Springs

Communities Also Named Rocky Springs ...

We found eight communities that are also named Rocky Springs.

Within Tennessee, the name Rocky Springs is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jackson County
      • This Rocky Springs is located in Jackson County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rocky Springs that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Rocky Springs.
    • Georgia
      • Cherokee County
      • This Rocky Springs is located in Cherokee County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Rocky Springs that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Rocky Springs.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Rocky Springs is located in Frederick County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rocky Springs that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Rocky Springs.
    • Mississippi
      • Claiborne County
      • This Rocky Springs is located in Claiborne County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rocky Springs that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Rocky Springs.
    • Montana
      • Chouteau County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Rocky Springs [Chouteau County].
    • North Carolina
      • Alexander County
      • This Rocky Springs is located in Alexander County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rocky Springs that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexander County community of Rocky Springs.
      • Rockingham County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Rocky Springs [Rockingham County].
    • Texas
      • Angelina County
      • This Rocky Springs is located in Angelina County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Rocky Springs that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Angelina County community of Rocky Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rocky 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.

  • Bluff City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
    • Former name for Bluff City:
    • Zollicoffer
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <3>
  • Boring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Boring is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boring
  • Buffalo
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Buffalo is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Crouch Crossroad
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Crouch Crossroad is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch Crossroad
  • Flourville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Flourville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
  • Fourville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Fourville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourville
  • Green Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Green Valley is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Gross Crossroad
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Gross Crossroad is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Crossroad
  • Gunnings
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gunnings is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnings
  • Hall Ford
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Hall Ford is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Ford
  • Oak Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Pine Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Pine Ridge is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Piney Flats
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rock Hill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock Hill is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
    • Royal Pines
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Royal Pines is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
    • Timberlake
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Timberlake is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
    • Wahoo ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo

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

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

  • Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 246 miles [395.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Rocky Springs to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 336 miles [540.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,938 miles [11,165.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,814 miles [7,747.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rocky Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Rocky Springs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Rocky 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 Rocky Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4470, Longitude: -82.3693       In this case, the coordinates for Rocky Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.12 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.76 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.758 degrees.