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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 Mountain Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountain Springs and the surrounding area.
- 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 Mountain Springs:
- 36.618432, -82.647934
- 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 Mountain 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Mountain Springs is near Hawkins County and also Sullivan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan 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 Mountain Springs
Communities Also Named Mountain Springs ...
We found seven communities that are also named Mountain Springs.
Within Virginia, the name Mountain Springs is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Lonoke County
- This Mountain Springs is located in Lonoke County and lies 538 miles [865.8 km]<1> to the west of the Mountain Springs that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Mountain Springs.
- Georgia
- Jones County
- This Mountain Springs is located in Jones County and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the south of the Mountain Springs that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jones County community of Mountain Springs.
- Nevada
- Clark County
- This Mountain Springs is located in Clark County and lies 1,819 miles [2,927.4 km]<1> to the west of the Mountain Springs that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Mountain Springs.
- Humboldt County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Humboldt County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humboldt County community of Mountain Springs.
- White Pine County
- This community is historic and although located in White Pine County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the White Pine County community of Mountain Springs.
- Pennsylvania
- Mountain Springs #
- This community is historic and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Mountain Springs.
- Texas
- Cooke County
- This Mountain Springs is located in Cooke County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km]<1> to the west of the Mountain Springs that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooke County community of Mountain Springs.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountain 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.
- Beartown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Beartown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
- Block City
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Block City is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
- Cartersville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cartersville is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cloud Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cloud Ford is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloud Ford
- Gate City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Green Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Village is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
- Greenvale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Greenvale is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale
- Howard Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Howard Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hill
- Jayne Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Jayne Mill is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jayne Mill
- Jennings Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Jennings Ford is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Ford
- Kermit
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kermit is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kermit
- Lewis Lane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Lewis Lane is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Lane
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Lynn Garden
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lynn Garden is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynn Garden
- Manville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Manville is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Marshall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marshall is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Seven Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Seven Oaks is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Slabtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Slabtown is located in Scott County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
- Solitude ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Solitude is located in Hawkins County (TN)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
How Far From Mountain 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 Mountain Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountain Springs and extending to:
- Gate City, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Mountain Springs to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 17 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 344 miles [553.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Mountain Springs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mountain Springs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Mountain 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 Mountain Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6184, Longitude: -82.6479 In this case, the coordinates for Mountain Springs have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.287 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.976 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.823 degrees. |
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