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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 Calderwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Calderwood 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 Calderwood:
    • 35.509250, -83.994071
    • 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 Calderwood
  • 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 Blount County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount County
    • Since Calderwood is near Monroe County and also Graham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Graham 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 Calderwood

Communities Also Named Calderwood ...

We found two communities that are also named Calderwood.

Within Tennessee, the name Calderwood is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Ontonagon County
      • This Calderwood is located in Ontonagon County and lies 797 miles [1,282.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Calderwood that is located in Blount County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ontonagon County community of Calderwood.
    • Ontario
      • This Calderwood lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Calderwood that is located in Blount County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Calderwood ...

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.

  • Chilhowee
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Chilhowee is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowee
  • Chilhowey ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Chilhowey is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowey
  • Halfway Town ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Halfway Town is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway Town
  • Happy Valley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Happy Valley is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
  • Howard
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Howard is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Jenkins Meadow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Jenkins Meadow is located in Graham County (NC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Meadow
  • Jones Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jones Ferry is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Ferry
  • Mint
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Mint is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint
  • Mountainville ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountainville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountainville
  • Sixmile
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Sixmile is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile
  • Tariffville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Tariffville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tariffville
  • Tennessee ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Tennessee is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee
  • Union Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Union Grove is located in Blount County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Calderwood and extending to:

  • Maryville, which is the Seat of Blount County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Calderwood to Maryville, with an average speed<2> 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 162 miles [260.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 448 miles [721 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,050 miles [11,345.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,926 miles [7,927.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Calderwood) 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 Calderwood 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 Calderwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5093, Longitude: -83.9941       In this case, the coordinates for Calderwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.078 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.724 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.685 degrees.