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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 Applewalk Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Applewalk Park 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 Applewalk Park:
    • 36.463158, -82.506815
    • 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 Applewalk Park
  • 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
    • Since Applewalk Park is near Washington County and also Hawkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins 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 Applewalk Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Applewalk Park ...

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.

  • Double Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Double Springs is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
  • Fordtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
  • Gray
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hemlock
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hemlock is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
  • Hemlock Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Hemlock Park is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Park
  • Historic Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Historic Hills is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Historic Hills
  • Lake Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lake Crest is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
  • Quail Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Quail Creek is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
  • Rock Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Rock Springs is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Royal Pines
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Royal Pines is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
    • Slaughter ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Slaughter is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
    • Summer Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Summer Hills is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hills
    • Summersville
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Summersville is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
    • Sunset Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Sunset Hills is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
    • Wahoo ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo

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

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

  • Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Applewalk Park to Blountville, 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 238 miles [383 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 342 miles [550.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,944 miles [11,175.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,820 miles [7,757 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Applewalk Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Applewalk Park 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 Applewalk Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4632, Longitude: -82.5068       In this case, the coordinates for Applewalk Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.202 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.856 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.81 degrees.