Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Acuff:
  • 36.315915, -83.719909
  • 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 Acuff

• 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Since Acuff is near Grainger County and also Claiborne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grainger County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne 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 Acuff

Communities Also Named Acuff ...

We found one communities that are also named Acuff.

Within Tennessee, the name Acuff is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Acuff in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Lubbock County
    • This Acuff is located in Lubbock County and lies 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km]<1> to the west of the Acuff that is located in Union County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lubbock County community of Acuff.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Acuff ...

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.

• Chestnut Grove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Cupp Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cupp Mill is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupp Mill
• Elm Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Elm Springs is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Springs
• Irwin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Irwin is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
• Liberty Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Lickskillet
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lickskillet is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
• Little Barren
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Little Barren is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Barren
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pinhook
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinhook is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
• Powder Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Powder Springs is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs
• Rose Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Rose Hill is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Sandlick
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
• Union
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Union is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Acuff and extending to:

• Maynardville, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the Southwest.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Acuff to Nashville, with an average speed<2>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 406 miles [653.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,879 miles [7,852 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'