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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Champ, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Champ and the surrounding area.
- 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 Champ:
- 35.155361, -86.385269
- 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 Champ
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Champ is near Moore County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Moore County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Champ
Communities Also Named Champ ...
We found five communities that are also named Champ.
Within Tennessee, the name Champ is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Somerset County
- This Champ is located in Somerset County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Champ that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somerset County community of Champ.
- Missouri
- Audrain County
- This Champ is located in Audrain County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Champ that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Audrain County community of Champ.
- Saint Louis County
- This Champ is located in Saint Louis County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km] to the northwest of the Champ that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Champ.
- Oregon
- Multnomah County
- This Champ is located in Multnomah County and lies 2,017 miles [3,246 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Champ that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Multnomah County community of Champ.
- Virginia
- Dinwiddie County
- This Champ is located in Dinwiddie County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Champ that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dinwiddie County community of Champ.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Champ ...
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.
- Bakertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Bakertown is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakertown
- Crystal Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Springs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Gethsemane ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Gethsemane is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gethsemane
- Gum Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Gum Springs is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Hickory Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Liberty Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Lockes Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lockes Mill is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockes Mill
- Marble Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Marble Hill is located in Moore County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble Hill
- Mulberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Roper Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Roper Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roper Ferry
- Shady Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Grove is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Sycamore Swamp
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Sycamore Swamp is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Swamp
How Far From Champ to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Champ to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Champ and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Champ to Fayetteville, with an average speed<3> 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 72 miles [115.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 576 miles [927 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,456 miles [10,389.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,170 miles [11,539 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,046 miles [8,120.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Champ) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Champ to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Champ. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1554, Longitude: -86.3853 In this case, the coordinates for Champ have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.511 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.323 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.76 degrees. |
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