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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 Tate Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Tate Springs 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 Tate Springs:
    • 36.340089, -83.345731
    • 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 Tate 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 Grainger County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger County
    • Since Tate Springs is near Hamblen County and also Hancock County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hamblen County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hancock 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 Tate Springs

Communities Also Named Tate Springs ...

We found one communities that are also named Tate Springs.

Within Tennessee, the name Tate Springs is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Tate Springs in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Tarrant County
      • This Tate Springs is located in Tarrant County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Tate Springs that is located in Grainger County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tarrant County community of Tate Springs.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Tate 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.

  • Bald Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Bald Point is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Point
  • Beans
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Beans is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beans
    • Estimated population in 2014: 3,084 people
  • Boggs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Boggs is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
  • Hopper Bluff
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hopper Bluff is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopper Bluff
  • Idol
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Idol is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idol
  • Indian Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Indian Hills is located in Hamblen County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Marshalls Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Marshalls Ferry is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshalls Ferry
  • Mary Chapel
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Mary Chapel is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Chapel
  • Meadow Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Branch is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Branch
  • Riverview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Riverview is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
  • Rock Haven
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rock Haven is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Haven
  • Rocky Summit ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rocky Summit is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Summit
  • Thorn Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Thorn Hill is located in Grainger County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Hill

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

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

  • Rutledge, which is the Seat of Grainger County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Tate Springs to Rutledge, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 191 miles [307.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 387 miles [622.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,275 miles [10,098.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,986 miles [11,242.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Tate Springs) 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 Tate 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 Tate Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3401, Longitude: -83.3457       In this case, the coordinates for Tate Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.704 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.414 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.192 degrees.