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 from Point A (ie- Brookside Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brookside Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0157, Longitude: -83.0974 In this case, the coordinates for Brookside Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).