Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Three Springs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Three Springs and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Three 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 Three Springs:
- 36.618576, -82.244298
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Three 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Three Springs is near Sullivan County and also Bristol City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Three Springs ...
We found four communities that share the name Three Springs.
Within Virginia, the name Three Springs is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Hart County
- This Three Springs is located in Hart County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Three Springs that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hart County community of Three Springs.
- Warren County
- This Three Springs is located in Warren County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km] to the west of the Three Springs that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of Three Springs.
- Pennsylvania
- Huntingdon County
- This Three Springs is located in Huntingdon County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Three Springs that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Huntingdon County community of Three Springs.
- Tennessee
- Hamblen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Three Springs [Hamblen County].
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Three 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.
- Cross
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross
- Cross is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Estimated population in 2014: 11,330 people
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cross
- From Three Springs to Cross
- Driftwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Hill Country
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hill Country have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Country
- Hill Country is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Kingtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Leonardtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leonardtown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardtown
- Leonardtown is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Lime Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Malcolm
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Maple Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Hill
- Maple Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Oak Grove
- From Three Springs to Oak Grove
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rock Hill Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Hill Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill Park
- Rock Hill Park is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Spring Garden
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Garden have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Spring Garden is located in Bristol City
- Sugarville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugarville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarville
- Sugarville is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Sunny Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Hills
- Sunny Hills is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Virginia Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
- Virginia Heights is located in Bristol City
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Virginia Heights
- From Three Springs to Virginia Heights
- Walnut Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Sullivan County (TN)
- Rock Hill Park
How Far From Three Springs to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Three Springs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Three Springs and extending to:
- Abingdon, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Three Springs to Abingdon, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 272 miles [437.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 324 miles [521.4 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 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,925 miles [11,144.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Three Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.washcova.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Three Springs) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Three Springs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6186, Longitude: -82.2443 |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Three Springs could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Three Springs to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.046 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.70 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.656 degrees. |