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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 Spout Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spout Springs 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 Spout Springs:
- 36.427287, -89.309793
- 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 Spout 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 Obion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Obion County
- Since Spout Springs is near Lake County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Spout Springs
Communities Also Named Spout Springs ...
We found two communities that are also named Spout Springs.
Within Tennessee, the name Spout Springs is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Estill County
- This Spout Springs is located in Estill County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Spout Springs that is located in Obion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Spout Springs.
- North Carolina
- Harnett County
- This Spout Springs is located in Harnett County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the east of the Spout Springs that is located in Obion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harnett County community of Spout Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spout 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.
- Crystal
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crystal is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal
- Dixie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Dixie is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
- Edgewater Beach
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Edgewater Beach is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
- Grays Camp
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grays Camp is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Camp
- Hornbeak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Lake Drive
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Drive is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Drive
- Owl City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Owl City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Sunkist Beach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
- Walnut Log
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Walnut Log is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Log
How Far From Spout 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 Spout Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spout Springs and extending to:
- Union City, which is the Seat of Obion County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Spout Springs to Union City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 142 miles [228.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 691 miles [1,112.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,512 miles [10,480 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,238 miles [11,648.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,114 miles [8,230.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Spout Springs) 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 Spout 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 Spout Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4273, Longitude: -89.3098 In this case, the coordinates for Spout Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.397 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.675 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.733 degrees. |
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