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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 Butterfly, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Butterfly 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 Butterfly:
    • 36.489545, -82.608209
    • 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 Butterfly
  • 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 Butterfly 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 Butterfly

Communities Also Named Butterfly ...

We found four communities that are also named Butterfly.

Within Tennessee, the name Butterfly is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Kingman County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Butterfly [Kingman County].
    • Kentucky
      • Perry County
      • This Butterfly is located in Perry County and lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Butterfly that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Butterfly.
    • Nebraska
      • Stanton County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Stanton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanton County community of Butterfly.
    • New York
      • Oswego County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Butterfly [Oswego County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Butterfly ...

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
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Applewalk Park is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applewalk Park
  • Beartown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Beartown is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
  • Block City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Block City is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Block City
  • Cherokee Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cherokee Village is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Village
  • Cloverbottom ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Cloverbottom is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverbottom
  • Double Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Double Springs is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
  • Eden Ridge ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Eden Ridge is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Ridge
  • Fall Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Green Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Acres is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Green Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Village is located in Hawkins County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Village
  • Greenfields
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Greenfields is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfields
  • Harbour
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Harbour is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour
  • Continue List   (19 more) ...
    • Hemlock Park
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Hemlock Park is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock Park
    • Historic Hills
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Historic Hills is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Historic Hills
    • Horse Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Horse Creek is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
    • Howard Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Howard Hill is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Hill
    • Kingsport
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewis Lane
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Lewis Lane is located in Hawkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Lane
    • Lone Star
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Lone Star is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
    • Long Island
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Long Island is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Island
    • Meadowbrook
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Poplar Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Poplar Grove is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
    • Quail Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Quail Creek is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
    • Riverview
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Riverview is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Rock Springs
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rock Springs is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Seven Oaks
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Seven Oaks is located in Hawkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
    • Slaughter ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Slaughter is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter
    • Solitude ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Solitude is located in Hawkins County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Solitude
    • Summer Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Summer Hills is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hills
    • Summersville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Summersville is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
    • Sunset Hills
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Sunset Hills is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Butterfly once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Butterfly and extending to:

  • Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Butterfly to Blountville, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 233 miles [375 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 346 miles [556.8 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,238 miles [10,039.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,823 miles [7,761.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Butterfly could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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- Butterfly) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Butterfly, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Butterfly 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 Butterfly. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4895, Longitude: -82.6082       In this case, the coordinates for Butterfly have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.263 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.93 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.844 degrees.