Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Acme Mill:
  • 35.550074, -84.568267
  • 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 Acme Mill

• 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 McMinn County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McMinn County
  • Since Acme Mill is near Monroe County and also Meigs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Meigs 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 Acme Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Acme Mill ...

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.

• Christianburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Christianburg is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christianburg
• Clearwater
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Clearwater is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
• Erie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Erie is located in Loudon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
• Manila
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Manila is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila
• Marshall Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Marshall Hill is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Hill
• Mount Harmony
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Mount Harmony is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
• Pond Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Pond Hill is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Hill
• Regret ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Regret is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regret
• Riddles Store
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Riddles Store is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddles Store
• Rogers Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Rogers Creek is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Creek
• Surprise
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Surprise is located in Meigs County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surprise
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,799 people
• Sweetwater
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sweetwater is located in Monroe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,956 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sweetwater <1>
• Union Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Union Grove is located in McMinn County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove

How Far From Acme Mill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Acme Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Acme Mill and extending to:

• Athens, which is the Seat of McMinn County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 130 miles [209.2 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Acme Mill to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 474 miles [762.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,073 miles [11,382.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,949 miles [7,964.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'