Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Capps Crossing:
  • 36.436191, -83.788248
  • 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 Capps Crossing

• 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 Claiborne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
  • Since Capps Crossing is near Union County and also Campbell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Campbell 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 Capps Crossing

Communities Also Named Capps Crossing ...

We found one communities that are also named Capps Crossing.

Within Tennessee, the name Capps Crossing is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Capps Crossing in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • California
    • El Dorado County
    • This Capps Crossing is located in El Dorado County and lies 1,996 miles [3,212.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Capps Crossing that is located in Claiborne County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Capps Crossing.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Capps Crossing ...

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.

• Clouds
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Clouds is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clouds
• Combs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Combs is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
• Cupp Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cupp Mill is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupp Mill
• Irwin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Irwin is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
• Little Barren
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Little Barren is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Barren
• Oak Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Oak Grove is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pleasant ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant
• Sandlick
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
• Speedwell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Speedwell is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Speedwell <2>
• Town Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Town Creek is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Creek
• Union
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Union is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

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

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

• Tazewell, which is the Seat of Claiborne County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Capps Crossing to Tazewell, 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 167 miles [268.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 406 miles [653.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,289 miles [10,121.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,001 miles [11,267 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,877 miles [7,848.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'