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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 Springbrook, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Springbrook 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 Springbrook:
    • 35.797860, -83.983238
    • 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 Springbrook
  • 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 Springbrook ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Springbrook.

Within Tennessee, the name Springbrook is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, ten are located in the United States and six are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Springbrook is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 271 miles [436.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Springbrook that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Springbrook.
    • Alberta
      • This Springbrook lies 1,844 miles [2,967.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Springbrook that is located in Blount County.
    • Georgia
      • Cobb County
      • This Springbrook is located in Cobb County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Springbrook that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Springbrook.
    • Iowa
      • Jackson County
      • This Springbrook is located in Jackson County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Springbrook that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Springbrook.
    • Maryland
      • Montgomery County
      • This Springbrook is located in Montgomery County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Springbrook that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Springbrook.
    • North Dakota
      • Williams County
      • This Springbrook is located in Williams County and lies 1,311 miles [2,109.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Springbrook that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williams County community of Springbrook.
    • Ohio
      • Erie County
      • This Springbrook is located in Erie County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the north of the Springbrook that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Springbrook.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Springbrook.
    • Oregon
      • Yamhill County
      • This Springbrook is located in Yamhill County and lies 2,123 miles [3,416.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Springbrook that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yamhill County community of Springbrook.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Springbrook lies 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Springbrook that is located in Blount County.
    • Quebec
      • This Springbrook lies 1,004 miles [1,615.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Springbrook that is located in Blount County.
    • South Carolina
      • Oconee County
      • This Springbrook is located in Oconee County and lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Springbrook that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Springbrook.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Springbrook is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,550 miles [2,494.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Springbrook that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Springbrook.
    • Wisconsin
      • Washburn County
      • This Springbrook is located in Washburn County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Springbrook that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washburn County community of Springbrook.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Springbrook ...

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.

  • Airport Plaza
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Airport Plaza have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Plaza
    • Airport Plaza is located in Blount County
  • Bent Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bent Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Tree
    • Bent Tree is located in Blount County
  • Cherokee Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Park
    • Cherokee Park is located in Blount County
  • Everett Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Everett Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everett Heights
    • Everett Heights is located in Blount County
  • Green Meadow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadow
    • Green Meadow is located in Blount County
  • Littlebrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littlebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littlebrook
    • Littlebrook is located in Blount County
  • Maryville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Meadowbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Meadowbrook is located in Blount County
  • Mentor
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mentor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mentor
    • Mentor is located in Blount County
  • Mimosa Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mimosa Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mimosa Heights
    • Mimosa Heights is located in Blount County
  • Rockgardens
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockgardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgardens
    • Rockgardens is located in Blount County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 861 people
  • Rocky Waters
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Waters
    • Rocky Waters is located in Blount County
  • Summit Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summit Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills
    • Summit Hills is located in Blount County
  • Sunset View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset View
    • Sunset View is located in Blount County

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

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

  • Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Springbrook to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 437 miles [703.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,327 miles [10,182.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,037 miles [11,325 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Springbrook. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Blount County: www.korrnet.org/blountco/

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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Springbrook) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Springbrook. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7979, Longitude: -83.9832       In this case, the coordinates for Springbrook have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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 Springbrook 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>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Springbrook to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.078 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.765 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.604 degrees.




 

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