Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Anthras:
  • 36.545913, -83.990202<1>
  • 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 Anthras

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Anthras ...

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.

• Flat Hollow
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Flat Hollow is also located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Hollow
• Highcliff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Highcliff is also located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highcliff
• Little White Oak
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Little White Oak is also located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little White Oak
• Lot
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Lot is located in Whitley County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
• Marion
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Marion is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
• Packard
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Packard is located in Whitley County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packard
• Peabody
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Peabody is also located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
• Pearl
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Pearl is located in Bell County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearl
• Pine Mountain ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pine Mountain is also located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
• Pleasant ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
• Red Ash
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Ash is located in Whitley County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Ash
• Speedwell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Speedwell is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speedwell <2>
• Stinking Creek
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Stinking Creek is also located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stinking Creek
• Valley Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Creek is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Creek

How Far From Anthras 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 included the distance from a community such as Anthras to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Anthras and extending to:

• Jacksboro, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Anthras to Jacksboro, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,881 miles [7,855.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>