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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 Underwood Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Underwood 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 Underwood Springs:
    • 36.433441, -82.177631
    • 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 Underwood 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
    • Since Underwood Springs is near Carter County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Underwood Springs

Curious and Interesting Names Near Underwood 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.

  • Bluff City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Bluff City is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,672 people
    • Former name for Bluff City:
    • Zollicoffer
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluff City <1>
  • Carter
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Carter is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
  • Cedar Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Grove is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Hickory Tree
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Hickory Tree is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Tree
  • Hunter
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Hunter is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter
  • Range
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Range is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Range
  • Rock Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Rock Hill is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
  • Sadie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Sadie is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadie
  • Silver Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Silver Grove is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Grove
  • Valley Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Valley Park is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
  • Walnut Grove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Walnut Grove is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
  • Weaver
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Weaver is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaver
  • Winner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Winner is located in Carter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winner

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Underwood Springs once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Underwood Springs and extending to:

  • Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Underwood Springs to Blountville, with an average speed<4> 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 256 miles [412 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 328 miles [527.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,807 miles [7,736.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Underwood Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Underwood Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>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.
<5>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 Underwood 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 Underwood Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4334, Longitude: -82.1776       In this case, the coordinates for Underwood Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.006 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.627 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.683 degrees.