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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 Boring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Boring 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 Boring:
- 36.457048, -82.419310
- 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 Boring
- 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 Boring is near Washington County and also Carter 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 Carter 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 Boring
Communities Also Named Boring ...
We found two communities that are also named Boring.
Within Tennessee, the name Boring is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Boring is located in Baltimore County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Boring that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Boring.
- Oregon
- Clackamas County
- This Boring is located in Clackamas County and lies 2,149 miles [3,458.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Boring that is located in Sullivan County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clackamas County community of Boring.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Boring ...
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.
- Applewalk Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Applewalk Park is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewalk Park
- Buffalo Ridge ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Buffalo Ridge is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Ridge
- Crouch Crossroad
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Crouch Crossroad is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crouch Crossroad
- Flourville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Flourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flourville
- Fordtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Fordtown is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordtown
- Fourville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Fourville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourville
- Gray
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gross Crossroad
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gross Crossroad is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gross Crossroad
- Gunnings
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gunnings is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunnings
- Hall Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Hall Ford is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hall Ford
- Hemlock
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
- Hemlock Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hemlock Park is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Park
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lake Crest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Lake Crest is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
- Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Pettyjohn Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pettyjohn Mill is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettyjohn Mill
- Quail Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Quail Creek is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
- Rocky Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rocky Springs is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
- Royal Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Royal Pines is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Pines
- Summer Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Summer Hills is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hills
- Sunrise Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Sunrise Valley is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Valley
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Wahoo is located in Sullivan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wahoo
How Far From Boring to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Boring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Boring and extending to:
- Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Boring to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 338 miles [544 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 6,231 miles [10,027.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,816 miles [7,750.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Boring) 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 Boring 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 Boring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4570, Longitude: -82.4193 In this case, the coordinates for Boring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.15 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.795 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.775 degrees. |
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