Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cate crossroad:
  • 35.990922, -83.586005
  • 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 Cate crossroad

• 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 Sevier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier County
  • Since Cate crossroad is near Jefferson County and also Knox County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox 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 Cate crossroad

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cate crossroad ...

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.

• Alder Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Alder Branch is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
• Deep Springs
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Deep Springs is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Springs
• Dumplin
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Dumplin is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin
• Dumplin Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Dumplin Mill is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dumplin Mill
• Four Points
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Four Points is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
• French Broad ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • French Broad is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Broad
• Henry Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
• Hickory
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Hickory is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
• Kodak
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Kodak is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kodak
  • Estimated population in 2014: 184,281 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kodak <1>
• Pleasant Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Powder Springs ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Powder Springs is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powder Springs
• Rocky Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Valley is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Valley
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,771 people
• Shady Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Shady Grove is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Union Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Grove is located in Sevier County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Grove

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

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

• Sevierville, which is the Seat of Sevier County, lies just to the South.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 178 miles [286.5 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Cate crossroad to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 411 miles [661.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,301 miles [10,140.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,011 miles [11,283.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,887 miles [7,864.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'