Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Carr 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 Carr Branch:
  • 36.389803, -83.707689
  • 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 Carr 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 Claiborne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Claiborne County
  • Since Carr Branch is near Union County and also Grainger 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 Grainger 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 Carr Branch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Carr 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.

• Chestnut Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Chestnut Grove is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
• Clouds
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Clouds is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clouds
• Combs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Combs is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Combs
• Cupp Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cupp Mill is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cupp Mill
• Duo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Duo is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duo
• Elm Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Elm Springs is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Springs
• Irwin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Irwin is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
• Liberty Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Hill is located in Grainger County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
• Little Barren
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Little Barren is located in Claiborne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Barren
• Continue List   (6 more) ...
  • Lone Mountain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Lone Mountain is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain
  • Oak Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Rose Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Rose Hill is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Sandlick
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sandlick is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlick
  • Union
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Union is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Williams Mill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Williams Mill is located in Claiborne County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Mill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Carr Branch and extending to:

• Tazewell, which is the Seat of Claiborne County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Carr Branch to Tazewell, 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 171 miles [275.2 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 403 miles [648.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,288 miles [10,119.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,875 miles [7,845.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'