Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Caney Branch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Caney Branch and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Caney Branch

• 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 Caney Branch:
  • 36.046767, -82.983208
  • 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 Caney Branch

• 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Caney Branch is near Cocke County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cocke County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Caney Branch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Caney Branch ...

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.

• Bright Hope
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Bright Hope is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Hope
• Cedar Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Creek is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
• Cedar Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Hill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Houston Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Houston Valley is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Valley
• Limestone Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Limestone Springs is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone Springs
• Little Chucky ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Little Chucky is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chucky
• Long Creek
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Creek is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek
• Nelsons Ferry
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Nelsons Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nelsons Ferry
• Parrottsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Parrottsville is located in Cocke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parrottsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 283 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Parrottsville <1>
• Pine Spring
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Spring is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Spring
• Sirenburg ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Sirenburg is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sirenburg
• Timber Ridge
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Caney Branch and extending to:

• Greeneville, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Caney Branch to Greeneville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 211 miles [339.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 380 miles [611.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,982 miles [11,236.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,858 miles [7,818.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'