Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Blair Gap:
  • 36.450378, -82.679601
  • 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 Blair Gap

• 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 Blair Gap is near Hawkins County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hawkins County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Blair Gap

Curious and Interesting Names Near Blair Gap ...

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.

• Blossom
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Blossom is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossom
• Butterfly ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Butterfly is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
• Chimneytop ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Chimneytop is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimneytop
• Cloverbottom ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cloverbottom is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverbottom
• Fall Branch
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Fall Branch is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fall Branch
  • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,291 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fall Branch <1>
• Gabtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Gabtown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabtown
• Green Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Green Village is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
• Harbour
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Harbour is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour
• Haws Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Haws Crossroads is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haws Crossroads
• Horse Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Horse Creek is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
• Lone Star
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Lone Star is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Lovelace
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Lovelace is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
• Mole
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mole is located in Hawkins County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mole
• Poplar Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Poplar Grove is located in Sullivan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove

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

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

• Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blair Gap to Blountville, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 228 miles [366.9 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 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 351 miles [564.9 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 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'