Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mongle Spring:
  • 36.785109, -82.045685
  • 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 Mongle Spring

• 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Since Mongle Spring is near Russell County and also Bristol City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol City

• 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 Mongle Spring

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mongle Spring ...

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.

• Bolton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bolton is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolton
• Butts
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Butts is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts
• Craigs Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Craigs Mill is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Mill
• Fractionville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fractionville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fractionville
• Lowland
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lowland is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
• Rockdell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockdell is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdell
• Rocktown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rocktown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocktown
• Rust Hollow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Rust Hollow is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rust Hollow
• Shady Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Shortsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Shortsville is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shortsville
• Slabtown
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Slabtown is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Stone Bruise
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Stone Bruise is located in Russell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bruise

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

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

• Abingdon, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Mongle Spring to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 15 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 309 miles [497.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,786 miles [7,702.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'