Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Andy Cove:
  • 35.894827, -82.712917
  • 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 Andy Cove

• 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
  • Since Andy Cove is near Unicoi County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Unicoi County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Andy Cove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Andy Cove ...

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.

• Big Laurel
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Big Laurel is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
• Chapel Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Chapel Hill is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
• Cutshalltown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Cutshalltown is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshalltown
• Hurricane
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hurricane is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
• Lumptown
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lumptown is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumptown
• Rice Mill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Rice Mill is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Mill
• Sandy Bottom
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandy Bottom is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottom
• Stackhouse
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Stackhouse is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stackhouse
• Walnut
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Walnut is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
• Walnut Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Walnut Creek is located in Madison County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek

How Far From Andy Cove 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 Andy Cove to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Marshall, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Andy Cove to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 13 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 373 miles [600.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,269 miles [10,089 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,853 miles [7,810.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'