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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 Buck Mountain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Buck Mountain 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 Buck Mountain:
- 36.181790, -81.997062
- 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 Buck Mountain
- 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 Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
- Since Buck Mountain is near Avery County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Avery County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Buck Mountain
Communities Also Named Buck Mountain ...
We found two communities that are also named Buck Mountain.
Within Tennessee, the name Buck Mountain is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Carbon County
- This Buck Mountain is located in Carbon County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Buck Mountain that is located in Carter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Buck Mountain.
- Schuylkill County
- This Buck Mountain is located in Schuylkill County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km] to the northeast of the Buck Mountain that is located in Carter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Buck Mountain.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Buck Mountain ...
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.
- Battleground
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Battleground is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Battleground
- Bitter End
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Bitter End is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bitter End
- Cranberry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cranberry is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Cranberry Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cranberry Gap is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry Gap
- Dark Ridge ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dark Ridge is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dark Ridge
- Elk Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Elk Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Elk Valley is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Evergreen
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Evergreen is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Farmer Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Farmer Mill is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer Mill
- Flat Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Springs is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Springs
- Heaton
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Heaton is located in Avery County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
- Heaton Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Heaton Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton Creek
- Shell Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Shell Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Creek
- Estimated population in 2014: 21,037 people
- Sugar Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sugar Hollow is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hollow
How Far From Buck Mountain 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 Buck Mountain to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Buck Mountain and extending to:
- Elizabethton, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Buck Mountain to Elizabethton, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 266 miles [428.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,226 miles [10,019.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,932 miles [11,156 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,809 miles [7,739.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Buck Mountain) 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 Buck Mountain 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 Buck Mountain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1818, Longitude: -81.9971 In this case, the coordinates for Buck Mountain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.898 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.467 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.683 degrees. |
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