Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Spring Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Spring Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Spring Hill
- 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 Spring Hill:
- 36.338387, -87.604738
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Spring Hill
- 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 Houston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Houston County
- Since Spring Hill is near Montgomery County and also Stewart County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- eBird sighting report for Stewart 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Spring Hill ...
We found 84 communities that share the name Spring Hill.
There are six communities within Tennessee that are also named Spring Hill.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another 78 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 78 communities, 83 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Anderson County
- This Spring Hill is located in Anderson County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the east of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Spring Hill.
- Gibson County
- This Spring Hill is located in Gibson County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gibson County community of Spring Hill.
- Haywood County
- This Spring Hill is located in Haywood County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Spring Hill.
- Henderson County
- This Spring Hill is located in Henderson County and lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Spring Hill.
- White County
- This Spring Hill is located in White County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<1> to the east of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Spring Hill.
- Williamson County
- This Spring Hill is located in Williamson County and lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Spring Hill.
- Anderson County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Barbour County
- This Spring Hill is located in Barbour County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Spring Hill.
- Butler County
- This Spring Hill is located in Butler County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km] to the south of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Spring Hill.
- Choctaw County
- This Spring Hill is located in Choctaw County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km] to the south of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Choctaw County community of Spring Hill.
- Conecuh County
- This Spring Hill is located in Conecuh County and lies 346 miles [556.8 km] to the south of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Conecuh County community of Spring Hill.
- Cullman County
- This Spring Hill is located in Cullman County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the south southeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cullman County community of Spring Hill.
- Escambia County
- This Spring Hill is located in Escambia County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km] to the south of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Spring Hill.
- Mobile County
- This Spring Hill is located in Mobile County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km] to the south of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Spring Hill.
- Pike County
- This Spring Hill is located in Pike County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km] to the south southeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Spring Hill.
- Walker County
- This Spring Hill is located in Walker County and lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the south of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Spring Hill.
- Arkansas
- Hempstead County
- This Spring Hill is located in Hempstead County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hempstead County community of Spring Hill.
- Ouachita County
- This Spring Hill is located in Ouachita County and lies 363 miles [584.2 km] to the west southwest of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita County community of Spring Hill.
- California
- Nevada County
- This Spring Hill is located in Nevada County and lies 1,825 miles [2,937.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Spring Hill.
- Colorado
- Jefferson County
- This Spring Hill is located in Jefferson County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Spring Hill.
- Connecticut
- Tolland County
- This Spring Hill is located in Tolland County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tolland County community of Spring Hill.
- Delaware
- Kent County
- This Spring Hill is located in Kent County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Spring Hill.
- Florida
- Alachua County
- This Spring Hill is located in Alachua County and lies 536 miles [862.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Spring Hill.
- Hernando County
- This Spring Hill is located in Hernando County and lies 617 miles [993 km] to the south southeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hernando County community of Spring Hill.
- Hillsborough County
- This Spring Hill is located in Hillsborough County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km] to the south southeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Spring Hill.
- Leon County
- This Spring Hill is located in Leon County and lies 453 miles [729 km] to the south southeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Spring Hill.
- Santa Rosa County
- This Spring Hill is located in Santa Rosa County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km] to the south of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Rosa County community of Spring Hill.
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- This Spring Hill is located in Chatham County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the southeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Spring Hill.
- Laurens County
- This Spring Hill is located in Laurens County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km] to the southeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurens County community of Spring Hill.
- Monroe County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Spring Hill [Monroe County].
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Spring Hill [Montgomery County].
- Wheeler County
- This Spring Hill is located in Wheeler County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km] to the southeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wheeler County community of Spring Hill.
- Illinois
- Whiteside County
- This Spring Hill is located in Whiteside County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Whiteside County community of Spring Hill.
- Indiana
- Johnson County
- This Spring Hill is located in Johnson County and lies 240 miles [386.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Spring Hill.
- Marion County
- This Spring Hill is located in Marion County and lies 253 miles [407.2 km] to the north northeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Spring Hill.
- Vigo County
- This Spring Hill is located in Vigo County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km] to the north of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Vigo County community of Spring Hill.
- Iowa
- Warren County
- This Spring Hill is located in Warren County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Spring Hill.
- Kansas
- Johnson County
- This Spring Hill is located in Johnson County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Spring Hill.
- Kentucky
- Hickman County
- This Spring Hill is located in Hickman County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hickman County community of Spring Hill.
- Louisiana
- Jackson Parish
- This Spring Hill is located in Jackson Parish and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson Parish community of Spring Hill.
- Ouachita Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Spring Hill [Ouachita Parish].
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Spring Hill is located in Baltimore County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Spring Hill.
- Charles County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Spring Hill [Charles County].
- Montgomery County
- This Spring Hill is located in Montgomery County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km] to the east northeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Spring Hill.
- Wicomico County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Spring Hill [Wicomico County].
- Massachusetts
- Barnstable County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Massachusetts community of Spring Hill [Barnstable County].
- Middlesex County
- This Spring Hill is located in Middlesex County and lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Spring Hill.
- Minnesota
- Stearns County
- This Spring Hill is located in Stearns County and lies 737 miles [1,186.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stearns County community of Spring Hill.
- Mississippi
- Benton County
- This Spring Hill is located in Benton County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Spring Hill.
- Lafayette County
- This Spring Hill is located in Lafayette County and lies 174 miles [280 km] to the south southwest of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lafayette County community of Spring Hill.
- Neshoba County
- This Spring Hill is located in Neshoba County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km] to the south southwest of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Neshoba County community of Spring Hill.
- Webster County
- This Spring Hill is located in Webster County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km] to the south southwest of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Webster County community of Spring Hill.
- Missouri
- Scott County
- Although located in Scott County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Spring Hill.
- New Mexico
- Colfax County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Spring Hill [Colfax County].
- North Carolina
- Brunswick County
- This Spring Hill is located in Brunswick County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Spring Hill.
- Halifax County
- This Spring Hill is located in Halifax County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km] to the east of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Halifax County community of Spring Hill.
- Haywood County
- This Spring Hill is located in Haywood County and lies 272 miles [437.7 km] to the east southeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Spring Hill.
- Scotland County
- This Spring Hill is located in Scotland County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km] to the east of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scotland County community of Spring Hill.
- Wayne County
- This Spring Hill is located in Wayne County and lies 542 miles [872.3 km] to the east of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Spring Hill.
- Oklahoma
- Cleveland County
- This Spring Hill is located in Cleveland County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<1> to the west of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Spring Hill.
- Ontario
- This Spring Hill lies 879 miles [1,414.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Spring Hill is located in Allegheny County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Spring Hill.
- Bradford County
- This Spring Hill is located in Bradford County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km] to the northeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bradford County community of Spring Hill.
- Cambria County
- This Spring Hill is located in Cambria County and lies 557 miles [896.4 km] to the east northeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cambria County community of Spring Hill.
- Delaware County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Spring Hill [Delaware County].
- South Carolina
- Berkeley County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Spring Hill [Berkeley County].
- Horry County
- This Spring Hill is located in Horry County and lies 507 miles [815.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Spring Hill.
- Lee County
- This Spring Hill is located in Lee County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km] to the east southeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Spring Hill.
- Lexington County
- This Spring Hill is located in Lexington County and lies 397 miles [638.9 km] to the east southeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Spring Hill.
- Richland County
- This Spring Hill is located in Richland County and lies 386 miles [621.2 km] to the east southeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Spring Hill.
- Texas
- Bowie County
- This Spring Hill is located in Bowie County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bowie County community of Spring Hill.
- Camp County
- This Spring Hill is located in Camp County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km] to the west southwest of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camp County community of Spring Hill.
- Denton County
- This Spring Hill is located in Denton County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km] to the west southwest of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Spring Hill.
- Fannin County
- This Spring Hill is located in Fannin County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km] to the west southwest of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Spring Hill.
- Gregg County
- This Spring Hill is located in Gregg County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km] to the west southwest of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gregg County community of Spring Hill.
- Guadalupe County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Spring Hill [Guadalupe County].
- Lamar County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Lamar County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Spring Hill.
- Navarro County
- This Spring Hill is located in Navarro County and lies 602 miles [968.8 km] to the west southwest of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Spring Hill.
- San Jacinto County
- This Spring Hill is located in San Jacinto County and lies 591 miles [951.1 km] to the southwest of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Jacinto County community of Spring Hill.
- Virginia
- Augusta County
- This Spring Hill is located in Augusta County and lies 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Augusta County community of Spring Hill.
- Fairfax County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Spring Hill [Fairfax County].
- Mecklenburg County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Spring Hill [Mecklenburg County].
- West Virginia
- Harrison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Spring Hill [Harrison County].
- Kanawha County
- This Spring Hill is located in Kanawha County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Spring Hill that is located in Houston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Spring Hill.
- Wyoming
- Albany County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Spring Hill [Albany County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Spring Hill ...
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.
- Denmark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Dolomite
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Erin
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin
- Erin is located in Houston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Erin <5>
- Grays Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grays Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Crossing
- Grays Crossing is located in Houston County
- Liners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Marthas Chapel
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marthas Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marthas Chapel
- Marthas Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Needmore
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Sailors Rest ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sailors Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailors Rest
- Sailors Rest is located in Montgomery County
- Spring Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Houston County
- Stony Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Stony Point is located in Dickson County
- Yellow Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Yellow Creek is located in Houston County
How Far From Spring Hill 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 Spring Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Spring Hill and extending to:
- Erin, which is the Seat of Houston County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Spring Hill to Nashville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 604 miles [972 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 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,170 miles [11,539 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,046 miles [8,120.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Spring Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Spring Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Spring Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3384, Longitude: -87.6047 In this case, the coordinates for Spring Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Spring Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Spring Hill 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Spring Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.316 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.416 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.004 degrees. |