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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 Springers Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Springers Station 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 Springers Station:
    • 35.138970, -87.386963
    • 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 Springers Station
  • 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Since Springers Station is near Lauderdale County and also Giles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lauderdale County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles 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 Springers Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Springers Station ...

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.

  • Center Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Center Point is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
  • Clack Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clack Branch is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clack Branch
  • Crewstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Crewstown is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crewstown
  • Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Crossroads is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
  • Five Points
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Five Points is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Gum Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Gum Springs is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
  • Hickory Heights
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Heights is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Heights
  • Hood Lake
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hood Lake is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Lake
  • Idaho
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Idaho is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho
  • Knob Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Knob Creek is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
  • Liberty Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Liberty Grove is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 7,825 people
  • Long Branch
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Branch is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Pea Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Pea Ridge is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
    • Pleasant Point
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Pleasant Point is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Point
    • Shady Grove ‑ Historic
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Shady Grove is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Spring Creek
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Creek is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
    • Union Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Union Hill is located in Lawrence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill

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

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

  • Lawrenceburg, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Springers Station to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 626 miles [1,007.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,498 miles [10,457.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,214 miles [11,609.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,090 miles [8,191.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Springers Station) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Springers Station 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 Springers Station. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1390, Longitude: -87.3870       In this case, the coordinates for Springers Station have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.124 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.029 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.184 degrees.