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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 Byington, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Byington 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 Byington:
- 35.968136, -84.118248
- 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 Byington
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Byington is near Anderson County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Byington
Communities Also Named Byington ...
We found one communities that are also named Byington.
Within Tennessee, the name Byington is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Byington in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Pike County
- This Byington is located in Pike County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the north of the Byington that is located in Knox County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Byington.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Byington ...
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.
- Ball Camp
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Ball Camp is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Camp
- Camelot
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Camelot is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Cedar Bluff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Bluff is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
- Countryside
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Countryside is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countryside
- Golden Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Golden Meadows is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
- Gulf Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gulf Park is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park
- Gulfwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gulfwood is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfwood
- Heather Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Heather Heights is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- King Arthur Court
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- King Arthur Court is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Arthur Court
- Landmark
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Landmark is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
- Meadowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Meadowbrook is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Plum Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Plum Creek is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Robinson Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Robinson Crossroads is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crossroads
- Spanish Trails
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Spanish Trails is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trails
- Stonebrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Stonebrook is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
- Trails End
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Trails End is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
- Treeville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Treeville is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treeville
- Volunteer Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village
How Far From Byington to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Byington to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Byington and extending to:
- Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Byington to Knoxville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 437 miles [703.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,325 miles [10,179.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,036 miles [11,323.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Byington) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Byington 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 Byington. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9681, Longitude: -84.1182 In this case, the coordinates for Byington have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.163 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.887 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.615 degrees. |
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