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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 Spanish Grove, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spanish Grove and the surrounding area.
- 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 Spanish Grove:
- 35.932285, -88.281155
- 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 Spanish Grove
- 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 Carroll County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
- Since Spanish Grove is near Benton County and also Henderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson 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 Spanish Grove
Communities Also Named Spanish Grove ...
We found one communities that are also named Spanish Grove.
Within Tennessee, the name Spanish Grove is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Spanish Grove in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Mecklenburg County
- This Spanish Grove is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 544 miles [875.5 km]<1> to the east of the Spanish Grove that is located in Carroll County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Spanish Grove.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spanish Grove ...
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.
- Cross Roads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crossroads is located in Benton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,728 people
- Dollar
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dollar is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollar
- Farmville ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Farmville is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmville
- Hollow Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Maple Creek ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Maple Creek is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
- Pond Branch
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Pond Branch is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Branch
- Poplar Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Poplar Springs is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Sandy Bridge ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sandy Bridge is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bridge
- Williams Chapel
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Williams Chapel is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Chapel
How Far From Spanish Grove 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 Spanish Grove to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spanish Grove and extending to:
- Huntingdon, which is the Seat of Carroll County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Spanish Grove to Huntingdon, with an average speed<3> 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 85 miles [136.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 649 miles [1,044.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,495 miles [10,452.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,217 miles [11,614.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,093 miles [8,196.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Spanish Grove) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Spanish Grove 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 Spanish Grove. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9323, Longitude: -88.2812 In this case, the coordinates for Spanish Grove have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.721 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.827 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.39 degrees. |
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