Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Thomas Springs:
  • 35.845900, -85.213854
  • 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 Thomas 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
  • Since Thomas Springs is near White County and also Bledsoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for White County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bledsoe 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 Thomas Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Thomas 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.

• Clarktown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clarktown is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarktown
  • Estimated population in 2014: 146,806 people
• Grapevine ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Grapevine is located in Bledsoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grapevine
• Herbert Domain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Herbert Domain is located in Bledsoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Domain
• Hickory Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Hills is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
• Lonewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lonewood is located in Van Buren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lonewood
• Lost Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Lost Creek is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
• New Era
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • New Era is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
• Old Winesap
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Old Winesap is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Winesap
• Ridgedale
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Ridgedale is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
• Seals ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Seals is located in Bledsoe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seals
• Stringtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Stringtown is located in White County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
• Todd Town
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Todd Town is located in Cumberland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Todd Town

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

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

• Crossville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Thomas Springs to Crossville, 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 89 miles [143.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 495 miles [796.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,376 miles [10,261.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,089 miles [11,408.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,964 miles [7,988.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'