Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Springcrest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Springcrest and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Springcrest

• 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 Springcrest:
  • 35.200625, -85.211624
  • 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 Springcrest

• 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 Hamilton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
  • Since Springcrest is near Sequatchie County and also Bradley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sequatchie County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bradley 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 Springcrest

Curious and Interesting Names Near Springcrest ...

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.

• Caramel Village
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Caramel Village is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caramel Village
• Crabtree Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Crabtree Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabtree Hills
  • Estimated population in 2014: 763 people
• Cross Timbers
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cross Timbers is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timbers
• Dana Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dana Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dana Hills
• Echo Glen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Echo Glen is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Glen
• Falling Water
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Falling Water is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
• Garden Farms
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Garden Farms is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
• Green Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Green Cove is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Cove
• Greens Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Greens Mill is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
• Irongate
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Irongate is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irongate
• Long Branch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Branch is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
• Mile Straight
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Mile Straight is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mile Straight
• Sandalwood Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sandalwood Village is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandalwood Village
• Town Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Town Hills is located in Hamilton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Springcrest and extending to:

• Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Springcrest to Chattanooga, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 517 miles [832 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,406 miles [10,309.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,117 miles [11,453.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,993 miles [8,035.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'