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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Adams Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Adams Mill 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 Adams Mill:
    • 36.140383, -82.597923
    • 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 Adams 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Adams Mill is near Greene County and also Unicoi County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Unicoi 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 Adams Mill

Communities Also Named Adams Mill ...

We found one communities that are also named Adams Mill.

Within Tennessee, the name Adams Mill is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Carroll County
      • This Adams Mill is located in Carroll County and lies 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the northwest of the Adams Mill that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Adams Mill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Adams 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.

  • Bethany
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethany is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Bumpus Cove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Bumpus Cove is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bumpus Cove
    • Estimated population in 2014: 729 people
  • Chestnut Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Chestnut Ridge is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
  • Chuckey
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Clear Branch
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Clear Branch is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Branch
    • Former name for Clear Branch:
    • Kittyton
  • Fordville ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Fordville is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordville
  • Graham Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Graham Mill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham Mill
  • Gravel Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Gravel Hill is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
  • Greystone
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Greystone is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greystone
  • Hacker ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Hacker is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacker
  • Horse Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Horse Creek is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
    • Estimated population in 2014: 284 people
  • Indian Creek ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Indian Creek is located in Unicoi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Creek
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Liberty
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Liberty is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
    • Limestone
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mayday
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Mayday is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayday
    • Painter Spring
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Painter Spring is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter Spring
    • Pleasant Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Rocky Fork
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Rocky Fork is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Fork
    • Shallowford
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Shallowford is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shallowford
    • Temple Hill
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Temple Hill is located in Unicoi County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Hill

How Far From Adams Mill to ...

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

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

  • Jonesborough, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Adams Mill to Jonesborough, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 233 miles [375 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 359 miles [577.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,253 miles [10,063.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,961 miles [11,202.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,837 miles [7,784.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Adams Mill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Adams Mill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Adams Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1404, Longitude: -82.5979       In this case, the coordinates for Adams Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.255 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.87 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.94 degrees.