Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cardiff, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cardiff and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cardiff
- 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 Cardiff:
- 35.890959, -84.630191
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Cardiff
- 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 Roane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Roane County
- Since Cardiff is near Morgan County and also Cumberland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Cardiff ...
We found fifteen communities that share the name Cardiff.
Within Tennessee, the name Cardiff is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another fifteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alberta
- This Cardiff lies 1,857 miles [2,988.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cardiff that is located in Roane County.
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Delaware
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Maryland
- Cecil County
- This Cardiff is located in Cecil County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cardiff that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Cardiff.
- Harford County
- This Cardiff is located in Harford County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km] to the east northeast of the Cardiff that is located in Roane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Cardiff.
- New Jersey
- New York
- Ontario
- This Cardiff lies 718 miles [1,155.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Cardiff that is located in Roane County.
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cardiff ...
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.
- Deerwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Dry Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Eureka
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Flat Rock Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock Ford
- Flat Rock Ford is located in Morgan County
- Glen Wright
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Wright have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Wright
- Glen Wright is located in Roane County
- Hillcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Hood Landing Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hood Landing Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hood Landing Ferry
- Hood Landing Ferry is located in Roane County
- Idle Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - James Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Ferry
- James Ferry is located in Roane County
- King Creek ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for King Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Creek
- King Creek is located in Roane County
- Lake Shadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shadow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shadow
- Lake Shadow is located in Roane County
- Lake Shore
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shore have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Lake Shore is located in Roane County
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Lakeview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Pine Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Orchard
- Pine Orchard is located in Morgan County
- Pond Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pond Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Grove
- Pond Grove is located in Roane County
- Ponderosa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Postoak
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Postoak is located in Roane County
- Postoak has also been known as:
- Post Oak Springs
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Postoak
- From Cardiff to Postoak
- Rockwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rockwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockwood
- Rockwood is located in Roane County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,459 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rockwood <4>
- Smoke Rise
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smoke Rise have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Smoke Rise is located in Roane County
- Twin Rivers Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Rivers Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers Ferry
- Twin Rivers Ferry is located in Roane County
- Walnut Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Roane County
- Lakeview
How Far From Cardiff 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 Cardiff to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cardiff and extending to:
- Kingston, which is the Seat of Roane County, lies just to the East.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Cardiff to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 465 miles [748.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,349 miles [10,217.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,061 miles [11,363.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,937 miles [7,945.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cardiff. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Roane County: www.roanealliance.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cardiff) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cardiff. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8910, Longitude: -84.6302 |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Cardiff 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Cardiff to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.47 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.229 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.848 degrees. |