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

When in Agreeable, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Agreeable 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 Agreeable:
    • 36.191752, -83.616569
    • 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 Agreeable
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Agreeable ...

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.

  • Blaine
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blaine have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
    • Blaine is located in Grainger County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,869 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blaine <2>
  • Buffalo Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
    • Buffalo Springs is located in Grainger County
  • Cherokee
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee
    • Cherokee is located in Grainger County
  • Hammer Store
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hammer Store have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammer Store
    • Hammer Store is located in Grainger County
  • Indian Cave Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Cave Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Cave Ferry
    • Indian Cave Ferry is located in Grainger County
  • Joppa
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
    • Joppa is located in Grainger County
  • Lulaville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lulaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
    • Lulaville is located in Grainger County
  • Maples ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maples have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
    • Maples is located in Grainger County
  • Mitchell Ford
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mitchell Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Ford
    • Mitchell Ford is located in Grainger County
  • Oars Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oars Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oars Ferry
    • Oars Ferry is located in Grainger County
  • Powder Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Powder Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs
    • Powder Springs is located in Grainger County
  • Sunset
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
    • Sunset is located in Grainger County
  • Sycamore Spring
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Spring
    • Sycamore Spring is located in Grainger County

How Far From Agreeable 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 Agreeable 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<3> community of Agreeable once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Agreeable and extending to:

  • Rutledge, which is the Seat of Grainger County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 176 miles [283.2 km]<4> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Agreeable to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 405 miles [651.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,880 miles [7,853.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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 Agreeable, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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- Agreeable) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Agreeable. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1918, Longitude: -83.6166       In this case, the coordinates for Agreeable have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>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.
<6>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 Agreeable to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.865 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.577 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.346 degrees.









 

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