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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 Alder Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alder Branch and the surrounding area.
- 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 Alder Branch:
- 35.921756, -83.554892
- 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 Alder Branch
- 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 Sevier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier County
- Since Alder Branch is near Jefferson County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Alder Branch
Communities Also Named Alder Branch ...
We found one communities that are also named Alder Branch.
Within Tennessee, the name Alder Branch is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Alder Branch in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Camden County
- This Alder Branch is located in Camden County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the east of the Alder Branch that is located in Sevier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Alder Branch.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alder Branch ...
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.
- Cherokee Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cherokee Hills is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
- Deep Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Deep Springs is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
- Dumplin
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
- Dumplin Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Dumplin Mill is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin Mill
- French Broad ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- French Broad is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Broad
- Harrisburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Harrisburg is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Estimated population in 2014: 6,219 people
- Henry Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Kodak
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Middle Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Middle Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Creek
- New Era
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- New Era is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Pleasant Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Powder Springs ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Powder Springs is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Shady Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Union Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Union Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove
- Union Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Union Hill is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Walnut Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Grove is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
How Far From Alder Branch 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 Alder Branch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Alder Branch and extending to:
- Sevierville, which is the Seat of Sevier County, lies just to the South.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Alder Branch to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 412 miles [663 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,013 miles [11,286.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,889 miles [7,868.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Alder Branch) 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 Alder Branch 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 Alder Branch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9218, Longitude: -83.5549 In this case, the coordinates for Alder Branch have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.823 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.491 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.394 degrees. |
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